COVID-19 Recovery Returns IP Teams to Holisitic HAI Prevention

Doe Kley, Senior Infection Preventionist, Clorox Healthcare, stresses the importance of learning from the past and applying it to future practices. “Early in the pandemic, before much was known about COVID-19, inside and outside of healthcare facilities implemented extreme cleaning and disinfecting. This subsided as we learned more about the virus and how it is transmitted. However, it is important to apply the lessons learned and is an opportune time for Infection Preventionists and Environmental Services to continue to collaborate and assess if the cleaning and disinfection procedures they have adopted throughout the pandemic still serve the facility’s needs and meet regulatory requirements,” she said.