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What Are the Benefits of Cleaning Chemicals in Hospitals?

Hospitals bring together people with a variety of illnesses, including the most vulnerable and sickest patients. Because of the threat of spreading or promoting disease, all hospitals follow a thorough cleaning regimen using chemical cleansers to sanitize everything from operating rooms and instruments to bathrooms and public spaces.

  1. Kill Germs

    • Hospital cleaning chemicals have powerful antimicrobial properties, meaning that they kill microorganisms. In particular, antibiotic chemicals kill bacteria, which are the cause of many common illnesses. Other antimicrobial compounds kill protozoa and fungi. By killing these germs, hospital cleaning chemicals prevent microorganisms from flourishing to the point that patients, doctors and visitors become vulnerable to infection simply by occupying the hospital.

    Contain Disease

    • By killing germs, hospital cleaning chemicals have the added benefit of preventing the spread of existing disease. Sick patients who contaminate hospital surfaces and fixtures with their saliva or other bodily fluids are susceptible to re-infection if they later touch the contaminated object. Likewise, without proper sanitation, patients could easily spread contagious diseases to one another, especially when they are in a weakened state of immunity.

    Protect Doctors and Patients

    • Hospital regulations require that doctors use cleaning chemicals to sanitize their hands before and after examining a patient. Doctors also use chemicals to sanitize a patient before performing surgery or other procedures, including something as simple as administering an injection. This prevents doctors from being exposed to an undue amount of infectious material, and also stops the spread of disease from one patient to another. In addition to health concerns, stopping the spread of disease is an important benefit of these cleaners as it reduces the likelihood of malpractice and lessens hospitals' liability.

    Inspire Confidence

    • One final benefit of hospital cleaning chemicals is the confidence a clean hospital environment inspires in patients and their families. Sparkling floors and clean bathrooms not only protect patients and prevent the spread of disease, but they give the impression of a professional, responsible institution that patients can trust.

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