POORLY MAINTAINED VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS RISK PATIENTS’ HEALTH
B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association, says that hospitals and other healthcare facilities are putting patients’ health at risk from airborne infections transmitted via poorly maintained ventilation and air conditioning systems.7 February 2014 – B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association, says that hospitals and other healthcare facilities are putting patients’ health at risk of airborne infections transmitted via poorly maintained ventilation and air conditioning systems. Roderick Pettigrew, Chief Executive of B&ES, comments, “A large body of research has