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Environmental Services Resources
At Smart Facility Software, we’re always examining ways to make it easier for facilities to effectively manage environmental services. These articles are designed to help directors communicate management concepts unique to EVS with hospital administration, fostering a greater understanding and more productive relationship.

Software Release — January 2021: Streamlining Workflow in Service Optimizer Tech Mobile App
January 13, 2021Smart Facility Software continues to provide better software tools for Environmental Services and Custodial Services nationwide. We listen to our clients who provide feedback, which allows us to evolve software tools, supporting your productivity. […]
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Environmental Services Week 2020: Your Stories
September 18, 2020To celebrate Environmental Services Week, we asked EVS leaders to share stories about their departments and offer their praise. Here are the good vibes we received. — “It is difficult to pinpoint a […]
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Environmental Services: Celebrating Unsung Heroes
September 9, 2020EVS acknowledged for lifesaving work during COVID-19 pandemic Updated September 13, 2021 Environmental services departments have been receiving due praise from hospitals and local news across the country since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Talking Productivity in Environmental Services Departments
September 2, 2020Three Charts to Shape the EVS Productivity Conversation Productivity is a daily topic in hospitals, both for operations and for clinical staff. The goal is to make the most of your human resources on duty, […]
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Software Release — Aug 2020: New Decision Engine & More
August 12, 2020We are constantly updating our software to expand its function and usability. In the field constantly with our clients, we see their developing needs firsthand and create solutions. We put those into action as […]
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Using ES Optimizer for Performance Improvement Planning
July 16, 2020As an EVS Director, you are likely tasked with developing performance improvement plans for your department on an annual basis. An initiative could be decreasing the amount of regular waste in hazardous waste containers. Or, […]
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EVS Dashboard Provides Daily Progress at a Glance
April 13, 2020Using traditional paper checklists to assign daily assignments and tracking their completion, EVS managers have to contend with a major blind spot — the team is spread out over a large facility and paper checklists […]
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Exciting Updates in Our Mobile App: ES Optimizer Mobile
March 30, 2020We are constantly updating our software to fit our users’ needs. We are in the field with you, taking your requests. We put those into action as often as we can, sometimes overnight, to make […]
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Environmental Services Staffing Analysis: Advantages of Inventory Plus Methodology Over Benchmarking
February 20, 2020In the environmental services industry, it is not uncommon for a staffing analysis benchmarking report to come back with a potential for significant savings if it can be successfully implemented. At the same time, it’s […]
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Improve EVS Response Time with QR Code and Text Message Signage
November 11, 2019Respond faster to EVS service requests submitted by any customer’s smartphone. Any customer can submit an instant service request by simply scanning a QR Code or texting a number you post in a high traffic […]
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