The Environmental Service Department at Evans Army Community Hospital, was recently named one of the top five Environmental Service Departments in the nation by the Association for the Healthcare Environment.
Evans hospital competed with such well known hospitals as the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and a host of others nationwide.
This prestigious distinction is awarded exclusively to organizations that received greater than 300 out of 400 total possible points in a scoring system. The competition looked at 13 different areas of environmental services including, infection control, customer service, and patient satisfaction. Evans hospital was one of only five entrants to surpass the 300 scoring level.
According to Judy Darbyshire, chief of environmental services, "Our success and this award are largely due to the partnership the Evans Army Community Hospital Environmental Services Department has established with its Ability One Contractors."
Evans hospital currently partners with two Ability One contractors: Professional Contract Services, Inc., which performs hospital housekeeping services, and Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs which performs Laundry and Document Imaging services. These contractors provide employment for persons with disabilities.
The competition was cosponsored by the Health Facilities ManageA,Ament PubA,Alication and CENTAS Uniform ComA,Apany, through the Association for the HealthA,Acare Environment. AHE is a professional association of more than 2,300 environmental services professionals and related disciplines.
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