As a medical provider, your priority is the continuing well-being of your patients. When it comes to health issues, prevention is often better than treatment. That same logic should apply to other aspects of your office as well. The guide below looks at reasons to be proactive with your clinic’s reputation by hiring commercial cleaning professionals.

3 Reasons to Prioritize Cleanliness at Your Health Care Facility

1. Create a Positive Impression

Today, people have more information at their fingertips than ever. When researching doctors, they will likely place great emphasis on patient reviews, which, in turn, are likely to be highly influenced by their impression of your office. A tidy, fresh-smelling space conveys professionalism and the attention to detail clients want to see in someone who will be looking after their family’s health.

2. Stop the Spread of Illnesses

Each time we sneeze, we release approximately 100,000 germs into the air. Therefore, if your waiting room contains even a couple of people with colds, it is fairly easy for them to infect the upholstery around them, the coffee table with the magazines they sat near, and the doorknobs and tissue boxes they touched. This means that other, healthy patients who come to your office for their yearly check-up might pick up the contagion and that sick patients with vulnerable immune systems might get worse. Of course, your employees may be able to help tidy up on occasion, but they likely lack the tools and experience to sterilize rooms and equipment in a way that meets the standards set by law—which commercial cleaning services can provide.

3. Reduce Liability Risk

In addition to ensuring that your practice cannot be faulted for using unclean tools or maintaining an unsterile environment, hiring a third party service reduces the risk that your own staff will get injured—climbing a ladder in an attempt to clean high windows or light fixtures, moving heavy items to vacuum the floors, or wiping down sharp or otherwise dangerous objects or appliances. Commercial cleaning professionals know how to go about these jobs more safely and, should a personal injury occur, it would be the responsibility of their company, not the clinic, to rectify the situation.

To keep your patients happy and healthy, turn to Performance Chores. This commercial cleaning company serves businesses in the Greater Lincoln and Omaha area of Nebraska and is specially prepared to cater to the needs of medical facilities—by strictly adhering to health care laws regarding sanitation. From the operating room to the front desk, they guarantee their results. Visit them online to find out more about their services. Then call (402) 326-2305 to speak to a representative about your needs.