Housekeeping Week Celebrated at Marwari Hospitals - 26.09.2022 to 01.10.2022
Housekeeping Week Celebrated at Marwari Hospitals - 26.09.2022 to 01.10.2022
Housekeeping in
hospitals may be defined as ‘providing a clean, comfortable, safe and
aesthetically appealing environment to the patients’. It is an operational
department which is responsible for
cleanliness, maintenance, aesthetic upkeep of patient care areas rooms and the
surroundings.
The housekeeping department not only turnarounds (prepares and clean patient care areas) on a timely manner, it maintains the cleanliness in the hospital so that patient care is not affected. The department's primary communications are with the nursing team.
The department also coordinates
closely with the maintenance or engineering department, as the housekeeping
staff identifies different types of maintenance issues while cleaning the
patient care areas and reports to the maintenance team for rectification or
replacement. Example snags or issue with the TV, AC, Heating unit, Plumbing,
Lighting, Electrical faults, Furniture, Toilet, Vanity, Tub, Towels racks,
Ventilation issues etc. It is one of the major 'Support Centre' as
it doesn't generate any major revenue.
Though Housekeeping is considered as thankless job, but in 1981, the IHEA, or the Integrated Environment and Health Assessment, officially sponsors the holiday and since then, it has spread globally as a week-long celebration for those who work in housekeeping. It is celebrated in the 2nd week of September. This year from 11th September to 17th September was celebrated as Housekeeping Week globally. This is the time to thank the housekeepers. There are different ways to thank them.We may thank them with a thank you note, take them for food or provide gifts.
Marwari Hospitals also celebrated “Housekeeping Week” from 26.09.2022 to 01.10.2022. A competition was organised among the HK teams. The whole HK team (In-house & Outsourced HK staff) was divided among five teams The floors of Marwari Hospitals allotted in these five teams. These floors were allotted through lottery. The team leaders picked up the chits randomly and accordingly their floors were selected and alloted to them.
The team did cleaning of their allotted areas from Monday (26.09.2022) to Saturday (01.10.2022).
On Saturday i.e 01.10.2022 at 3pm the House Keeping Committee Convener, Sr Pradeep Bhuwalka ji, Sri Manish Khatuwala ji, House Keeping Committee Member, Sri Rohit Upadhayay, Hospital Superintendent, myself , Sri Hiren Deka Sr. Manager IT, Sri Mrinal Patowary Manager Admin and legal affairs, Sri Ghanshyam Joshi, Assistant Manager Project, Ms. Niharika Singh executive staff conducted the inspection.
Both the blocks were visited. The Housekeeping staff had really worked hard. The Housekeeping staff had cleaned all the floors including patient care areas, walls, signages etc. Their hard work reflected in the cleanliness found during inspection.
Though it was very difficult for the inspecting team to decide the winners but after threadbare discussion it was finalised.
The General Secretary, expressed his happiness over the performance of the team and stated that such activities should be continued in the future also.
The prizes were announced by Sri. Rohit Upadhayay, Hospital Superintendent. The Director Medical Services and the convener of the HK Committee congratulated the winning team and encouraged the other teams to perform better.
Being HOD even I expressed my satisfaction over the
performance of the team and requested them to continue the performance in
future also. I also urged the other departments to facilitate in maintaining good housekeeping in the hospital.
Among the wining teams one of the team was the outsourced team from REFMA, the facility Providers. Even their team enthusiastically participated and also won in the competition.
Take Away Message:-
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS
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