Becker's Hospital Review

Former Maine hospital housekeeping director says he was fired for raising safety concerns

A man who worked as a housekeeping director at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired in retaliation for reporting staffing and safety ...
Becker's Hospital Review

From housekeeper to RN: How this nurse leader climbed the ranks at Sparrow Hospital

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Hospital hired Kimberly Henry, RN, as a housekeeper in 1999. Today, she serves as a clinical nurse leader and assistant department manager at the hospital’s intermediate ...
thetimesherald

An opportunity to serve: Hospital housekeepers reflect on working through the pandemic

In a brief elevator ride, Christine Glombowski, supervisor of environmental services at McLaren Port Huron, laughed with Laura Dickinson, one of the hospital’s housekeepers, joking about the photos on ...
CNN

He was a Covid-19 patient. She cleaned his hospital room. Their unexpected bond saved his life

The first thing Rosaura Quinteros noticed was his fear. The man lay alone in his pressurized room at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando. He had a severe case of Covid-19, and it looked like he was ...
Los Angeles Times

In a stab at equity, L.A. hospital vaccinates older relatives of housekeeping staff

Sara and Juan Saravia had three pandemic strikes against them. They are elderly, Latino and live with a daughter who works in a hospital where some of the sickest patients in the region are being ...