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Complete Hospital Cleaning Inspection Checklist to Pass EVS Audits in 2026
By Stephen Walsh, founder of Walsh Integrated. Your EVS team cleans hundreds of rooms a day. Then a surveyor walks in...
Why Clipboard Cleaning Audits Fail Joint Commission Surveys (and What Replaces Them)
Your EVS team cleans well. The clipboard just can't prove it. When a Joint Commission surveyor walks the floor and...
Why switch from Paper and Excel to Professional Hospital Inspection Software
A practical implementation guide for EVS, quality, and support services leaders Moving from paper and spreadsheets to...
Why Generic Inspection Software Fails In Hospitals
Hospitals Are Different Generic inspection software can replace your inspection clipboard, but hospitals operate in a...
How Walsh Annual Reviews Drive Real Results for Our Clients
At Walsh, we believe quality assurance is more than just software—it’s a partnership. Our annual review process gives...
Are you using cleaning data when evaluating your staff?
Evaluating the performance of housekeepers in a hospital setting is crucial, especially because cleanliness directly...
How much can a computerized inspection system save your hospital?
Overview Hospitals are under constant pressure to improve operational efficiency while maintaining high standards of...
Perception is Reality: The Bay Pines Experiment
In March 2020, as the world was bracing itself for the unknowns of a rapidly spreading pandemic, Abdoulie "AJ" Jammeh...
How cleanliness boosts your HCAHPS and OAS CAHPS scores
Did you know that an HCAHPS survey is sent to all inpatients who are discharged from a hospital, while the OAS CAHPS...
Complying with TJC
While Joint Commission compliance is a hospital-wide effort, the Director of Quality Management, Patient Safety...
EOC Rounds: What’s Really Required by The Joint Comission?
The Joint Commission’s Environment of Care (EC) standards tell you what is expected—but not how to accomplish it. To...
Why Empowered Staff Are the Key to Consistent Cleaning Quality
🧼✨ Struggling with cleaning consistency? Short-staffed? High turnover? You’re not alone. Many hospitals are facing...
Stephen Walsh’s 4 Best Tips For a New EVS Director
Congratulations on your role as Director of Environmental Services! My organization has been working with EVS teams...
Preparing Your EVS Department for a Joint Commission Inspection
Preparing your EVS Department for a Joint Commission inspection does not need to be stressful! Given that an...
Brigham and Women’s Hospital: EVS Leading the Way
Since its formation in 1980 Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has been an international leader in virtually every...