Germs End Here
We help maintain the high health standards of medical and healthcare facilities and biopharmaceutical laboratories through our rigorous, specialized terminal cleaning methodology. Our expertly trained teams of cleaning professionals deliver complete terminal services to the healthcare community. In so doing, we adhere to strict protocols and use advanced equipment and processes to protect the health and wellbeing of everyone who enters a facility that we clean.
What is Terminal Cleaning?
Terminal cleaning, simply put, goes beyond surface-level cleaning. Because of the critical need to keep medical and health facilities and labs in a continually heightened state of cleanliness, terminal cleaning service involves a deep disinfection of all surfaces and spaces within a facility. It’s imperative that all harmful microorganisms be eradicated, and that’s what our technicians are trained to do.
We thoroughly clean not only visible surfaces but more hidden areas, such as air ducts and equipment, using special disinfectants and processes. In getting rid of pathogens, we help reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and create a sterile environment for your stakeholders, keeping you compliant with all regulations and standards.
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During our Terminal Cleaning Service, we routinely do the following:
- Preparation: putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, masks and specialized garments to prevent cross-contamination
- Item removal: taking out all disposable items, waste materials, used linens and medical supplies
- Surface cleaning: starting with low-touch areas, then high-touch areas, and scrubbing all sinks and other plumbing
- Thorough disinfection: using hospital-grade disinfectants and advanced methods that can include electrostatic spraying for hard-to-reach areas
- Validation: using special tools to test the effectiveness of our cleaning
We work with each customer to tailor our terminal solutions to their particular needs.
We have been using this service from almost the beginning of the (COVID-19) crisis. The technology they use gave us a high degree of confidence that our areas were sanitized. The teams were professional, flexible and always willing to make suggestions to help ensure a quality job.
Training and Retraining
Because of the critical nature of the areas where terminal cleaning takes place, our teams receive special training. And then we retrain them. The idea is simple: keep learning how to use better equipment, how to finetune processes, how to identify possible weaknesses. All to serve our customers better and keep them safe and healthy.
Some areas of special training include:
- Infection control protocols: before we can eliminate germs and reduce risks through proper sanitization techniques, our technicians learn how pathogens spread
- Safety procedures: we make sure our teams know how to handle medical waste and avoid exposure to infectious materials
- Technical skills: where necessary, we train our technicians on advanced cleaning methods like electrostatic disinfecting
- Soft skills: just as important as these other skills, our technicians are discreet, always respecting the privacy of patients
We’re There as Often as You Need Us
Terminal cleaning is typically a service that must be regularly performed—every time a patient is discharged from or transferred within a healthcare facility, for example. In laboratories, terminal cleaning should occur after any contamination incidents. And high-risk areas such as operating rooms will often require daily cleaning. We work with our customers to determine the most appropriate schedule for their facilities.
Terminal Cleaning Services FAQs
What is the difference between terminal cleaning and regular cleaning?
While “regular cleaning” addresses visible dirt, it doesn’t concentrate on infection control to a high level. Terminal cleaning, on the contrary, involves a deep-cleaning process where the goal is to eliminate pathogens from all surfaces within a medical or healthcare facility.
How do you ensure compliance with healthcare regulations?
First, we train our technicians to follow a strict methodology for terminal cleaning. Next, we work with our customers to meticulously keep account of our performance. Finally, we evaluate the need to make changes to improve our methods and remain within all standards and codes.
What kind of disinfectants do you use?
We use EPA-registered disinfectants capable of eliminating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) and other harmful pathogens commonly found in healthcare environments.
Using the Right Equipment
Special environments like healthcare and medical facilities and laboratories require special advanced tools. These necessarily go beyond traditional cleaning supplies to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone who enters a facility.
Some commonly used equipment:
- Electrostatic sprayers: applying an even distribution of solution across all surfaces
- High-efficiency vacuums: specially designed to get harmful particles out of floors and air ducts
- PPE: this can include gloves, masks, gowns, booties and more to protect our technicians and keep them from bringing in harmful contaminants
Maintaining Health and Wellbeing at Your Medical Facility
Healthcare, medical and lab facility managers rely on Clean Method to maintain safe environments for their patients, staff and visitors. We’re ready to support you.