How to handle a water damage at a doctors office

4/17/2018 (Permalink)

Mold under a sink at a doctors office.

Here at SERVPRO we pride ourselves on using the latest technology and skills to appropriately handle a water loss.  When we recently were called on a Pediatrics office, they had already began to show signs of mold when we arrived.  In this office, they had a lab, a station for vaccines, patient rooms, and break rooms that were affected.  In these situations, it is crucial to take a step back and really analyze the situation.  Crews cant simply come in and start tearing walls apart, they need to be extremely cautious. 

Crews are trained to enclose themselves in contained for any mold loss, but when dealing with a pediatric doctors office, you need to go that extra mile.  Children come into the office with immunodeficiency's and mold can have a serious impact on their health. 

The first step is getting things out that do not need to be in the room.  The more that is moved out of the affected area, the less likely there is a chance of cross contamination.  Once these things have been moved, we spend hours containing ourselves in the affected area.  Nothing comes in that isn't clean, and nothing leaves that containment that isn't either contained itself, or disinfected.  The process of containing actually takes longer than the demolition itself! 

PPE must always be worn when dealing with mold, and negative air must always be running.  Once all of the required demolition has been completed our crews will go in and HEPA vacuum and disinfect the entire contained area.  This is because during demolition, mold can actually become air borne and stick to everything!  Cleanliness is a must, especially for a doctors office!