Table 3.

Description of cleaning tasks by area

Area/s	Frequency	Products	Method	Additional recommendations
-Administrative areas -Reception area -Waiting room	-Daily at the start and finish of the working day -Clean at every shift change	-Disinfection solutions–sodium hypochlorite -70% ethyl alcohol	-Ventilate rooms -Clean floors, doors, and equipment -During the working day, clean desk objects, computers, and phones	-Increase frequency for surfaces in contact with patients -Remove any decorations, vases, or reading material from the waiting room -Information available only on visual media or a TV screen
-Elevators	-Daily -Depending on the use, increase frequency	-Disinfection solutions -70% ethyl alcohol	-Clean the interior and floor, door, and control panel (contact)
-Restrooms -Physician’s offices	-Daily -Depending on the use, increase frequency	-Disinfection solutions–sodium hypochlorite	-Clean floors, doors, toilets, and urinals
-Offices for care and diagnosis	-Daily at the start and finish of the working day -Clean between every patient contact	-Disinfection solutions -70% ethyl alcohol	-Ventilate daily and/or between every patient contact -Clean floors and furniture -Clean objects on desks, phones, and external surface of equipment	-Change or remove the disposable stretcher cover -Clean and disinfect the surfaces which have been in contact with patients
-Warehouses -Maintenance of external areas	-Daily in external areas -Other areas depending on the use or regular cleaning	-Disinfection solutions -70% ethyl alcohol	-Clean floors -Clean facilities and/or workbenches -Clean work equipment and desk objects	-If external service, medical gas suppliers and/or N2 tank filling suppliers enter, the area or sector used should be cleaned again, like any element they have been in contact with
-Cleaning of restricted areas*	-Daily at the start and finish of the working day -Between procedures -Intensive cleaning according to schedule or COVID-19 contingency	-Standard disinfection solutions -70% ethyl alcohol	-Clean floors, walls, and equipment of surgical and lab areas in accordance with the protocol -Supplies and materials should be disinfected before entering -Anesthesiologists will be responsible for cleaning their equipment in accordance with their protocol	-Reinforce the cleaning of areas of access and internal circulation of patients and professionals -Reinforce the cleaning of locker rooms at shift change

*Operating and recovery rooms, laboratory, cryopreservation, and areas of internal circulation and support (locker rooms, sterilization room, etc.)