Articles – Healthcare Facility Cleaning

The Foundation of Business Success

By , , |2026-07-20T09:16:29-05:00July 20, 2026|

In today’s business world, companies are no longer competing solely on products, services, or price. They are competing on their ability to anticipate change, adapt quickly, and prepare for the future. Markets are evolving rapidly, customer expectations continue to shift, and new technologies are disrupting traditional business models. At the same time, global uncertainties have ...

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Proof of Expertise

By , , |2026-07-17T17:02:16-05:00July 20, 2026|

A new research center at Penn State University is inviting companies, facilities, manufacturers, distributors, and public-sector organizations to build the evidence base demonstrating the value of professional cleaning. The cleaning industry has a credential gap Every day, millions of workers clean hospitals, schools, office towers, airports, factories, aircraft, and transit systems. They control infection, protect ...

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ISSA Launches Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Professional Certification Program

By |2026-05-28T14:08:29-05:00May 28, 2026|

ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, today announced the launch of the ISSA Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Professional Certification (HEHP), a comprehensive, three-tier training program designed to build a consistent framework of environmental hygiene standards for in-house healthcare environmental services teams and any healthcare professionals who hold accountability for cleaning, disinfection, and patient care. ...

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ISSA Leg. & Reg. Update – DOL Proposes Joint Employer Rule

By |2026-05-18T12:54:51-05:00May 18, 2026|

Welcome to the latest ISSA Legislative & Regulatory Update, a biweekly round up of the public policies currently impacting the cleaning and facility solutions industry. This update touches on the U.S. Department of Labor’s joint employer rule and ISSA’s corresponding member survey, staying ready for what’s next in the industry, the Virginia House of Delegates ...

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Hantavirus and Beyond: Is the Cleaning Industry Ready for What’s Coming?

By |2026-05-20T15:46:16-05:00May 13, 2026|

Biohazard incidents can happen anywhere—schools, offices, healthcare facilities, public spaces, transportation hubs, and commercial buildings. When cleaning professionals encounter blood, bodily fluids, infectious materials, or other potentially hazardous contaminants, the stakes climb well beyond routine cleaning. For ISSA members and the global cleaning and facility services industry, knowing how to properly respond to biohazard situations ...

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Hantavirus: Rats + Mice = Cleaning

By |2026-05-19T15:31:03-05:00May 7, 2026|

A cruise ship is currently experiencing an outbreak of hantavirus. According to the World Health Organization, the type of hantavirus infecting people on the ship is called the Andes virus and unlike most hantaviruses it has been reported to spread from person to person. Human-to-human transmission is unusual. Why Hantavirus is a serious cleaning hazard ...

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Sofidel at 60: How a Family-Owned Tissue Company Built a Global Legacy

By |2026-04-29T10:10:32-05:00April 29, 2026|

When Emi Stefani and Giuseppe Lazzareschi founded Sofidel in 1966 in Tuscany, they were building more than a tissue company. They were starting what would become a multigenerational family enterprise — one whose second and third generations are now active in the business and whose founding families remain the sole owners six decades later. That ...

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Visible Cleaning: Redefining Food Service Standards

By |2026-05-19T15:11:45-05:00April 27, 2026|

In today’s food service environment, cleanliness is no longer judged solely by what happens behind the scenes. Today, it is defined by what guests see and experience. Visible cleaning, backed by simple, standardized practices, has emerged as a powerful driver of customer perception, trust, and ultimately, business performance. This shift has been building for years ...

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Rethinking the Floor: How Automation Is Changing Healthcare Cleaning

By |2026-04-23T09:33:42-05:00April 23, 2026|

In a healthcare facility, no surface can afford to be overlooked—including the floor. Yet floors remain one of the most under addressed surfaces when it comes to infection prevention and cross-contamination risk. That's a gap CenoBots is working to close, and it's a key reason the company is a proud sponsor of the 2026 ISSA ...

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Leviant Brings UVC Innovation—and a Personal Mission—to the ISSA Healthcare Surfaces Summit

By |2026-04-23T09:37:40-05:00April 23, 2026|

For David Eigen, the fight against healthcare-acquired infections is not abstract. It is personal. When Eigen was 17, his father developed MRSA. A red streak climbing from his ankle toward his knee nearly cost him his life. In his early 20s, Eigen had two similar close calls of his own. Years later, he watched his ...

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