You may remember the almost non-stop news coverage. It started at a community hospital in the charming and quaint town of Rockingham, North Carolina. A bat infestation escalated until the Joint Commission forced the hospital to shut down, trans[...] Read more
You’ve heard the horror stories about what happens once the news gets hold of a story about bats in hospitals or other public buildings. There is no reason to let a bat create that much chaos if you catch the problem early and get ahead of it[...] Read more
Pest management is an integral part of maintaining a healthy hospital environment. Unfortunately, many hospitals underestimate the threat posed by bats, the second most common group of mammals after rodents. Did you know hospitals across the co[...] Read more
Way back in 2012, we were contacted by a hospital that was in a panic. They had a big problem; bats in patient rooms.
This problem wasn’t nearly as bad before it became something employees regularly had to deal with. The employees felt they werenâ[...] Read more
We’ve seen it happen a lot. Employees get upset about a bat problem that isn’t being solved by management quickly enough.Â
What we tend to not think about, is that employees do have other courses of action they can take. So, what happens [...] Read more
On our last blog, we discussed why a hospital bat infestation leaves a bad taste in the community’s mouth.
Consumers have more choices and will choose someone else
The Joint Commission may get involved and shut you down
Insurance companies [...] Read more
Hospital bat infestations are more common than you might think. Obviously, we aren’t going to start naming names, but we have had the opportunity to learn a great deal and help a great deal.
One recurring theme in the hospital bat removal job[...] Read more
