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| INDIANAPOLIS HOSPITAL |
ISSA
– The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association – has awarded Franciscan St.
Francis Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certification with honors.
It is the first self-performed, non-governmental hospital in the United States
to receive this distinction.
There are roughly 70,000 building service
contractors in the United States and
only 200 have achieved this certification.
“I welcome
Franciscan St. Francis Health Environmental Services to a very elite group of
CIMS organizations that have made a commitment to be one of the best of the
best cleaning organizations and leaders changing how the world views cleaning,”
said Bruce Stark, who conducted on-site assessments of the Indianapolis and
Mooresville hospitals.
Among the
best-practice standards Franciscan St. Francis had to demonstrate: quality systems, service delivery, human resources, health,
safety, and environmental stewardship, “green building” and management
commitment
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| MOORESVILLE HOSPITAL |
The report
commended the leadership of Environmental Services Director Mel Garrett and
Sister Martha Ann Reich, who has championed the hospital’s housekeeping,
recycling and “green” efforts.
“We are proud
of our Environmental Services staff because they truly do operate
professionally and as a team to provide a clean and safe environment for our
patients, visitors and their fellow employees,” said Sister Martha Ann.
“Certainly, achieving CIMS was aligned with our health care mission and
values.”
The
road to this prestigious recognition began a few years ago when Sister Martha
Ann and former ES Director Margaret Ferry, attended meetings hosted by the
Indiana Chapter of International Executive Housekeeping Association
(IEHA).
Daniel
Wagner, director of facility service programs for ISSA, presented the initial
CIMS guidelines to the Indiana Chapter members. Bill Fisher, a
CIMS-certified member and vice president of facility solutions at Flex Pac,
which provides and distributes cleaning supplies and floor care maintenance
services, was a helpful mentor, hospital officials said.
Garrett and
Sister Martha Ann are quick to credit the hospital’s leadership and all
departments as playing vital roles in the certification process.
“It was in
every sense an all-hands effort,” said Garrett.
