By Dan Zuberi
"To reduce bills and maximize earnings, hospitals within the usa and plenty of different international locations are outsourcing such initiatives as cleansing and foodstuff education to personal contractors. In cleansing Up, the 1st booklet to envision this variation within the healthcare undefined, Dan Zuberi seems on the results of outsourcing from views: its impression on sufferer safeguard and its function in expanding socioeconomic Read more...
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So you can function again the next day. ” Food service hospital jobs are not only tough but risky. Many workers tell workplace injury horror stories. Henry Chu, a fifty-six-year-old Chinese cook, was badly burned on the job. “My foot . . the hot water from the steamer just exploded, came down. I think it’s a second-degree burn. . I usually do the same everyday, but that day, I don’t know why, but that day when I opened the steamer the water just came flushing out. ” Chu received one week of paid sick leave to recover from his injury.
They have interviewed doctors, provided extra training for nurses, and set up hand-sanitizing stations, all in an attempt to bring infection rates under control. But few have ever taken a close look at the people on the front lines of hospital cleanliness—the workers in charge of mopping floors, wiping down countertops, and disinfecting doorknobs. In an age of budget cuts, many hospitals are saving money by outsourcing their cleaning staff to outside companies that don’t necessarily have a hospital-grade dedication to hygiene.
One is attached to Alderwood Hospital and another is at a senior care center. The privately owned and operated senior care facility is paying her significantly higher wages at $18 per hour, compared to $13 per hour for her outsourced hospital job. In Kohli’s case, working just two jobs is a luxury compared to her previous situation. “Before I was working three places. I was working Mapleview Hospital, Alderwood Hospital, and at that time, I had a part-time job. I was working three places . . [for] $10 dollars [per hour].