HEALTH CARE PEST CONTROL

Health care services are of top most importance in the health and hygiene issues. These have to be healthy themselves to make the sick healthy. Pests are always a very potential threat to the health and hygiene status of any industry. Healthcare industry is very sensitive industry and must be dealt with extreme care and expertise.

The health care services include………
Hospitals
Nursing homes
Polyclinics
Maternity homes
Child care homes
Doctor consultation clinic
Trauma centers
Pathology laboratory
Radiology centers
Blood banks
Pharmacies
Health centers

This includes all the places where support care system is developed for the sick. Such as Hospital, kitchens, Dressing material preparation centers and many such more involved in care of the sick.

Pests are absolutely not tolerable in any medical centers. Any pest is a carrier of a serious disease. They make the matter worse for those already sick. Even any pest not transmitting any disease must immediately be exterminated from any health care service immediately.

Hospitals or any health care service center is a very welcome place for any pest. It is warm, with continuous supply of food, sufficient shelter and constant transportation in form of moving patients. These places are where they thrive, and must immediately be eliminated. The health service centers with residential facilities are having caterings for staff and inmates. This makes the place extremely lucrative for the pests.

The primitive method of spraying powerful pesticides or neurotoxins to kill pests is very dangerous in present context. It has the potential threat of putting the lives of inmates in danger. Present professional approach is to keep safety with efficacy first. So, professional pest control services prefer to adopt non chemical trap method in health care places as much as possible. Effective pest control in health care service begins with preventive measures. To stop entry of all types of pests in the center. Check and seal every entry point of pest in the center for rats and rodents, cockroaches, spiders, lizards and similar pests. Put preventive screens and nets to stop entry of flying insect pests. Put a barricade for pests as effectively as possible.

The second stage is to resort to non chemical pest control methods as far as possible. The pesticides are poisonous, neurotoxins, and are injurious for patients even if inhaled. The food and water supply also are exposed to the danger of being contaminated and if so, it becomes a danger beyond perception. So all efforts are to be made to avoid them and use traps, baits and other mechanical methods those are effective and safe for humans. The indoor and outdoor areas should be kept clean. The areas should be devoid of vegetation so not to provide any hiding place to flying insects. The garbage and wastage disposals must be perfect. All these will ensure pest control effectively in the premises.

A very alert inspection followed by very efficient communication is a must to maintain pest free campus. A 24x7 inspection system must keenly inspect the entire area for any sign of pest invasion and that must immediately be communicated to efficient authorities for immediate action. Delay in such matters is fatal and may be irreparable after some time. Sanitation is an area which has to be excellent in all matters. This will guarantee proper protection from pests. Pesticide dependent pest control is to be used in unavoidable circumstances. Every possible precaution is to be adopted with every step of pesticide applications.

A professional pest control service with excellent track record must be given entire responsibility of pest control and maintenance.