The Fundamentals of Healthcare Pest Control

While your health care facility likely follows clear hygiene policies, practices ongoing surveillance and implements strict cleaning protocols, you could be missing an incredibly common contaminant that is often overlooked: pests. From bed bugs to rodents, pests can pose a true health risk for your patients and employees. In fact, since pests are well-known carriers of diseases that they can transfer to contaminate surfaces or transmit directly to humans, their presence in your facility can increase cases of health care-associated infections (HAIs).

Learn how to diagnose potentially hazardous pest problems faster and help stop pests from infesting in the first place. Join entomologist and Orkin Senior Technical Services Manager Glen Ramsey as he discusses where to look for pests in your facility, telltale signs of common pests, and how to identify and close off entry points. He will also introduce Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tactics for an ongoing and proactive solution. Utilizing IPM can help protect your facility from pests by helping you spot problems at every stop along your facility’s process.

Attendees Will Learn:

• Hot spots that attract pests throughout healthcare facilities.
• Identifying signs of pest activity and common entry points.
• IPM tactics to help identify and manage conducive conditions.
• Protocols to put in place for effective pest management.

Speaker:

Glen Ramsey, BCE
Senior Technical Services Manager
Orkin, LLC