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HOW TO IMPROVE CLEANING PROCESS IN HOSPITAL ' S HIGH RISK UNITS: OPERATION THEATRE AND ENDOSCOPY ROOM

Small private hospitals very often use outsourcing for cleaning processes. The quality control and continuous improvement of those processes is a challenging task. The aim of this project is to present how this checking and improvement was carried out. The project plan included unannounced marking of the standard, previously agreed, places. The places were marked with florescent fluid. The control with florescent light lamp was performed. The two-unit operation theatre, the endoscopy room and the equipment were covered. The same procedure was repeated twelve times. The results were classified in three categories: clean, unclean and partially clean. The results of the first evaluation in the operation theater were unsatisfactory, with only 44 % places classified as clean. The next step was to educate the nursing and the cleaning staff, which resulted in the improvement and 83 % of the places classified as well-cleaned. The situation in the endoscopy room was worse. The negative results, unclean, showed in 22 % of the places, 4 % were classified as partially clean, 73 % of the places as clean. The method applied in this project, that is unannounced marking with fluorescent fluid together with continuous planned education process of all the staff, could be a good model for further improvement. Also, it is important to establish the cleaning procedure with specified daily, weekly and monthly cleaning activities. Regarding the operation theatre, the cleaning plan for the critical times, that is prior to and following operations, with specific roles for all the staff involved, has to be made.

Keywords: Hospital, Cleaning procedure, Quality Control Congress Topics: Leading in Complex Originations

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