New Hospitality Service Offered At Albert Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, PA, January 25, 2005– A new hospitality service is being offered at Albert Einstein Medical Center that provides additional housekeeping services to patients.  A specially-trained employee visits patients in the evening for any late housekeeping needs such as removing clutter and tidying up.    Housekeepers at hospitals usually clean patient rooms once during the day and patients don’t  always see the housekeeper, since they may be asleep or out of the room having tests.  The new program means  patient rooms are cleaned once during the day and again in the evening, to help make sure it’s kept clean and orderly. The program also enables the new employee to have interaction with patients, since she checks to see if they need anything else while she is in their room.  The service is currently offered on four patient floors at the medical center.  It will be evaluated after three months and may be expanded throughout the medical center.

Publish date: January 25, 2005