Discharge Cleaning Checklist for Patient Rooms

This discharge cleaning checklist supports hospital environmental services teams in preparing patient rooms after discharge. It covers hand hygiene, waste removal and restocking, high dusting, cleaning of high touch objects such as door handles, bed rails, call buttons, computers and IV poles, detailed bathroom cleaning, bed and mattress sanitation, rag changes, and floor care. It also includes steps for double wiping high touch objects, using approved disinfectants, placing supplies, relining waste bins, and documenting the room as clean in the clinical system. Use it to standardize room turnover and support infection prevention.