Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs)
Environmental Services
Recommended Best Practices and Solutions
Hand Hygiene
Put hand hygiene products in entry, registration, waiting room, patient room, exam room, office, break room, nurse station, rest rooms.
Make sure sinks are well-stocked with soap and paper towels for handwashing.
Use a complete hand hygiene program including a full line of effective hand hygiene products, dispensers, education, awareness, and behavioral modification tools, and training.
Consider designating staff to steward supplies and encourage appropriate use by residents, visitors and staff.
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Recommended Best Practices and Solutions
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection
Increase environmental cleaning
Clean and disinfect all frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs/handles, elevator buttons, bathroom surfaces/fixtures, remote controls and wheelchairs.
Make sure EPA-registered hospital-grade disinfectants
These are available to allow for frequent disinfection of high-touch surfaces and shared resident care equipment. Properly clean, disinfect and limit sharing of medical equipment between residents and areas of the facility. Refer to List N on the EPA website for EPA-registered disinfectants that have qualified under EPA’s emerging viral pathogens program for use against COVID-19.
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Eliminate the Risk of Infection
The transition of healthcare delivery from acute care hospitals to outpatient (ambulatory care) settings, along with ongoing outbreaks have demonstrated the need for greater understanding and implementation of basic infection prevention guidance.
There has been a significant shift in healthcare delivery from the acute, inpatient hospital setting to a variety of outpatient and community-based settings. Outpatient care is provided in hospital-based outpatient clinics, non-hospital-based clinics and physician offices, urgent care centers, ambulatory surgical centers, public health clinics, imaging centers, oncology clinics, behavioral health clinics and physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, and many other specialized settings.
Ambulatory Surgery Centers—known as ASCs—are modern health care facilities focused on providing same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures.