If you manage a medical facility, one of your primary concerns is ensuring the environment is sanitary for your patients. This may mean replacing traditional doors with automatic doors and making other changes to how your facility operates. Here are a few ways to create a more sanitary environment so your facility can provide better quality care.

4 Tips to Create a More Sanitary Environment in a Medical Facility

1. Switch to Copper

The antimicrobial properties of copper combat superbugs, which are drug-resistant bacteria and fungi that can spread illness. Replacing items such as bed rails, countertops, and bed tables with copper surfaces can limit the transmission of superbugs.

2. Install Automatic Doors 

Many hospitals and medical clinics have wood or fiberglass doors with stainless steel handles and knobs. While stainless steel surfaces are easy to sanitize, they still collect germs from every person who touches them.

A better alternative is to install automatic doors that don’t require physical contact, thereby reducing the spread of germs. Install them at entrances and other public access points.

3. Provide Alcohol-Based Sanitizer

Alcohol-based sanitizer kills most types of bacteria, so keep it readily available throughout your facility, including at every access point. Employees should use sanitizer throughout the day whenever they interact with different patients.

4. Invest in a Computer for Each Patient Room

Healthcare professionals need computer access to review each patient’s records and prescribe effective treatments. Though providing each physician with a laptop is more cost-effective, taking it from room to room will spread bacteria throughout the hospital. It’s more sanitary to supply each room with a computer instead.

If you manage an older medical facility or clinic, it may be time to invest in automatic doors. For over 30 years, Automatic Door Specialists has installed doors at medical facilities and other commercial businesses across Oahu. Each of their technicians is certified by the American Association of Automated Door Manufacturers (AAADM) to provide quality service. For more information about their offerings, visit them online, or call (808) 678-8880 to make an appointment.