Three Reasons Daily Floor Maintenance is Essential in Healthcare Facilities

Floors that look dirty and forgotten negatively impact your facility’s reputation. Because hospitals experience heavy foot traffic, maintaining a daily floor cleaning care program is of utmost importance. If your staff doesn’t tend to the floor each day, it will quickly become evident, with surfaces appearing dull, dirty, and scuffed.

Floor pads are a great tool for maintaining a spotless surface. The Scotch-Brite™ Clean & Shine Pad is a two-sided product that removes black marks three times faster and lasts longer than traditional cleaning pads. In addition, the pad creates a dustless polish, reducing labor time and costs by eliminating the need to burnish.

The aesthetic of the hospital’s floors – whether they are clean and shiny, or dusty and dull – will have an effect on the perception of the facility. Patients and visitors will take note of the state of your facility’s floors, so make sure it’s for the right reasons.

Patient room floors collect a variety of dust, dirt and bodily fluid on a daily basis. As a result, it’s important to choose a dusting tool like 3M™ Easy Trap™ Sweep and Dust Sheets which collect eight times more debris than traditional dusters. Eliminating dirt, dust and debris also bolsters infection prevention efforts by minimizing the chances of harmful pathogens in patient rooms. To remove fluids and disinfect, 3M™ Easy Clean Disposable Floor Mop Pads offer superior cleaning and can be disposed of after cleaning each patient room to prevent cross contamination.

Beyond what’s visible on the surface, cleaning patient room floors is a front-line defense against dangerous infections, and an essential reason for daily floor disinfection.