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Safe care should always be a top priority in healthcare settings. Not only does it protect patients and residents from contracting hospital acquired infections (HAIs), it also protects healthcare employees. Read this article to learn about Four Benefits of Platform Safety Technology that may benefit your facility.

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, which serves as a great reminder for businesses to implement an effective hand hygiene program. Global Handwashing Day is an annual campaign that promotes and motivates people around the world to improve their handwashing habits.

Many students, faculty and staff have returned to in-person learning, some for the first time in over a year.  The recently heightened expectations of cleanliness are here to stay.   SC Johnson Professional shares tips to help achieve a cleaner school environment throughout the school year.

Patient safety goes far beyond the act of simply washing your hands and disinfecting high-touch surfaces. It’s also dependent on the availability and accessibility of the dispenser and hand soap and sanitizer. Having robust, reliable, and durable dispensers and placing them in key areas promotes the well-being of patients, workers, and the healthcare environment.

Building Service Contactors (BSCs) must keep track of cleaning and estimating processes to increase quality assurance. With the heightened cleanliness expectations from employees and customers, it’s nearly impossible to collect and report on institutional cleanliness with the “old school” way of using pen and paper. Read this article to learn more about our cleaning and maintenance management application - fasiliscan™.

Environmental services teams do much more than clean and disinfect patient rooms, exam rooms, treatment areas, restrooms and other public spaces within a hospital.  They provide safe and welcoming environments for patients, visitors and staff. Read our article that honors these unsung healthcare heroes.

Pencils, crayons, paintbrushes – oh my! Registration for SC Johnson Professional's 2021/2022 Happy Hands dispenser design contest is now open. Learn More!

This year’s virtual APIC 2021 discussion placed a well-deserved spotlight on the infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals on the front lines of the pandemic. However, the work completed by infection preventionists has been critical to promoting a culture of safety in healthcare long before COVID-19. 

Learn three beneficial insights from APIC to help hospital leaders support the future of infection prevention.

Practicing thorough and proper hand hygiene has always been important, but the pandemic reinforced this, particularly in healthcare settings. With healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) presenting as a huge threat to patient and employee safety, hand hygiene in healthcare environments is even more critical.

A new online survey commissioned by SC Johnson Professional, the makers of Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, fantastik® and more, revealed that 71% of Americans say a vacation rental owner's transparency with their cleaning processes would have an impact on their decision to select a vacation rental property. The survey also found that nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) say their decision to select a vacation rental property would be impacted by whether the vacation rental property owner displays materials that certify the unit has been cleaned using well-known brands. The survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults was conducted in April 2021 for SC Johnson Professional by The Harris Poll.

Hand hygiene has been top of mind for people of all ages throughout the pandemic as an integral part of preventing the spread of germs. That includes students in grades K-12. This year, SC Johnson Professional crowned Stella F., a fourth-grader at Floranada Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the winner in the elementary/middle school (K-5) category, and Wilfred O., a sixth-grader at Gifford School in Racine, Wisc., the winner in the high school (6-12) category.

As summer travel season officially begins, SC Johnson Professional offers several tips to help facilities instill confidence in travelers.