Medical Office Cleaning Checklist

It’s no secret that a clean and well-maintained office is essential for any business. But when it comes to medical offices, the stakes are even higher. A clean and sanitized medical office is not only important for aesthetic reasons, but also for the health and safety of patients, staff, and visitors so having a medical office cleaning checklist is vital to have.

There are many areas in a medical office that need to be cleaned and sanitized on a regular basis, including examination rooms, waiting areas, bathrooms, kitchens, and common areas. The following is a medical office cleaning checklist on how to clean and sanitize a medical office.

Examination Rooms:

1. Sanitize any reusable medical equipment, such as blood pressure cuffs, and stethoscopes. 
2. Sanitize and clean examination tables, counters, and chairs in between each patient. 
3. Restock supplies such as swabs, gloves, tissues, paper towels, etc. at the end of each day. 
4. Empty waste baskets and trash cans. 
5. Empty hazardous containers properly to ensure safety in the examination room. 
6. Make sure to use safe commercial cleaning products because strong smells can cause respiratory issues for certain people.
7. Sanitize high-touch areas such as door knobs.

Waiting Areas:

1. If this is a pediatrician’s office, then it’s important to constantly clean children’s toys. Germs easily sit on those toys so it’s vital to have a cleaning schedule for them. 
2. Sanitize and disinfect chairs, counters, door knobs, used pens/pencils/notepads, and any other high-touch areas in your office. 
3. Clean floors and deep-clean carpets on a regular basis. Wax the hardwood floors at least once a year to maintain a safe and professional environment. 
4. Keep the air clean with an air purifier.  

Bathrooms:

1. Maintain an available supply of toilet paper, paper towels, and hand sanitizer.
2. Clean and sanitize bathroom sinks, toilets, faucets, floors, and counters. 
3. Keep tabs on leaks and repair them accordingly.  

Breakrooms:

1. Empty trash bins to eliminate food odors. 
2. Keep the kitchen filled with only up-to-date food to avoid anything going bad. 
3. Wipe down the tables, counters, and chairs after each day is over. 
4. Create a cleaning schedule for the breakroom in order to keep it a constant sanitary area. 

A clean and well-maintained medical office is essential for the health and safety of patients, staff, and visitors. There are many areas in a medical office that need to be cleaned and sanitized on a regular basis, including examination rooms, waiting areas, bathrooms, kitchens, and common areas. By following this medical cleaning checklist, you maintain the cleanliness of your medical office. Call Commerical Building Maintenance today for help cleaning your medical office!