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HC&O News Want pests out of your facility? Start on the outside By Greg Baumann, Vice President, Training and Technical Services, Orkin, LLC   With winter all but a memory, you may have noticed that the plants, flowers and trees around your healthcare facility are springing bac … Continue reading →

Healthcare Building Ideas A Green Bill of Health: Diagnose the Environmental Sensitivity and Sustainability of Pest Management Practices at Your Facility By Patrick T. Copps, MS, BCE Technical Services Manager, Orkin, LLC   Today, green is more than the color of spring.  … Continue reading →

Laundry Today  Coming Clean about Bed Bugs The Facts about Bed Bug Prevention & Treatment By Ron Harrison, Ph.D. Director of Technical Services, Orkin, Inc.   Sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite, the old saying goes.  Many people think of bed bugs as fic … Continue reading →

Don’t Get Sick from Pests, Get Rid of Them A Guide to Keeping Your Residents – and Your Business – Safe from Ants, Rodents and Other Harmful Invaders By Zia Siddiqi, Ph.D., BCE and Frank Meek, BCE Nursing home administrators agree that providing a healthy environment for residents is a t … Continue reading →

ASHES Briefings Keep Cockroaches Out of Your Hospital By Ron Harrison, Ph.D., Entomologist, Orkin, Inc.   People expect hospitals to be the definition of cleanliness, and rightfully so. Maintaining a sterile environment for all patients – especially those with a compromised immun … Continue reading →

A Technician’s Take: Keys to Successful Pest Management in the Health Care Industry. As an Orkin Commercial pest management professional, Brandon Smith has serviced clients in the food service, food processing and health care industries since 2004. Based in Portland, Ore., Brandon currently … Continue reading →

Healthcare Building Ideas A Green Bill of Health: Diagnose the Environmental Sensitivity and Sustainability of Pest Management Practices at Your Facility By Patrick T. Copps, MS, BCE Technical Services Manager, Orkin, LLC   Today, green is more than the color of spring.  … Continue reading →

Facility Care Separating fact from myth about bed bugs By Ron Harrison, Ph. D., Orkin Commercial Services   Over a decade ago, bed bugs made a comeback from the history books to houses, hotels and even hospitals across the country. Today, they continue to thrive while the pest ma … Continue reading →

Healthcare Purchasing News Staying on Target with Pest Management Requires Good A.I.M. Implement an IPM program to guard your facility against pest threats By Patrick T. Copps, MS, BCE Technical Services Manager, Orkin, Inc. When it comes to highly regulated and sensitive healthcare en … Continue reading →

Healthcare Purchasing News Staying on Target with Pest Management Requires Good A.I.M. Implement an IPM program to guard your facility against pest threats By Patrick T. Copps, MS, BCE Technical Services Manager, Orkin, Inc.   When it comes to highly regulated and sensitive … Continue reading →