Role of Housekeeping Department and its relationship with Hospital acquired Infections - a Review

Author(s)	Ms. Atrayee Bandyopadhyay
Country	India
Abstract	Maintenance of cleanliness and hygiene in hospitals not only effects the hospital environment positively but also improves infection control to a great extent. A clean hospital also enhances the patient perception about the hospital and patient satisfaction. Patient safety aspects are extremely important. So keeping the level of Hospital acquired infections down significantly helps in ensuring patient safety. A dirty and contaminated hospital environment will lead to numerous Hospital acquired Infections. It is here that the housekeeping department of the hospital play a vital role. The maintenance of clean hospital environment is complex compared to other types of cleaning. A well trained, effective and motivated housekeeping personnel equipped with modern cleaning equipments, techniques, chemicals etc are instrumental in reducing Hospital Acquired Infections.
Keywords	Hospital acquired infections, contamination, housekeeping, cleanliness, hygiene, patient safety, patient satisfaction, environment, environment
Field	Sociology > Health
Published In	Volume 16, Issue 4, October-December 2025
Published On	2025-10-29
DOI	https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i4.9066
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g98ncm

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