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Environmental Services: Celebrating Unsung Heroes
EVS acknowledged for lifesaving work during COVID-19 pandemic
Environmental services departments are receiving due praise from hospitals and local news across the country. The coronavirus pandemic has shown a spotlight on their diligent, behind-the-scenes work to keep patients and clinical staff safe from dangerous pathogens, including COVID-19.
We’ve gathered some of these local news stories to share leading up to Environmental Services Week (September 13–19, 2020). Our CEO Shawn Wright will be sharing more stories on LinkedIn. Follow and tell us about your EVS team, and your department might win an Environmental Services Week pizza party, on us, where you can watch all the EVS news stories we’ve gathered.
(VIDEO!) “They’re heroes.” Housekeepers have one of the most important jobs in Maine’s hospitals during coronavirus, COVID-19
News Center Maine
(VIDEO!) Secret heroes keeping hospitals clean
Fox 17 West Michigan
(VIDEO!) Safe and Sound: Recognizing unsung heroes at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
WALB News 10
(VIDEO!) Jimmy Kimmel Live honors Lancaster County healthcare hero
ABC 27 News
(VIDEO!) Front-line worker sanitizes Cook Children’s with a touch of kindness amid COVID-19
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
(VIDEO!) Everyday Hero: Candler Hospital’s Environmental Services Department
WTOC 11
(VIDEO!) Overlooked Heroes? Hospital Environmental Service Aides Are on the Front Lines, Too
Bay News 9
(VIDEO!) Hospital Housekeepers Are Essential Workers, Too. Here’s What Their New Normal Is Like.
NBC Boston 10