When a hospital contemplates renovation, administrators must consider several things, including budget, timeline, and employee logistics; but the paramount concern must be patient safety. Infection control is crucial during any construction project at an existing healthcare facility.
Most construction projects require an infection control risk assessment, or a multidisciplinary, well-documented process that focuses on the reduction of risk from infection and acts through the phases of facility planning, design, construction, renovation, and maintenance.
This online exclusive series by Tom Petersen, president of Environmental and Engineering Solutions Inc., provides readers with 11 things administrators should know to protect patients.
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