Hoover responsible for hospital environmental safety

In a healthcare environment, cross contamination is the number one concern for the healthcare facility, caregivers, patients and their families, according to Mike Hoover.

Hoover

Hoover will ease those concerns at Madison Hospital when he takes the position of environmental services coordinator. He will be responsible for providing infection prevention programs and products to address the disinfecting needs in the healthcare environment.

“Our primary function is to ensure infection control,” Hoover said. “Medicare reimbursement is based on how well we rate based on controlling infections, it can actually cost us money.”

He said the most rampant infections in hospitals are staphylococcus infections.

Hoover said he has known hospital President Mary Lynne Wright since childhood.

“I know how passionate she is about making this the best Hospital in the country,” he said. “I want to be a part of making Mary Lynne’s challenge a success.”

Hoover said the convenience of having a healthcare facility located in Madison will alleviate a lot of anxiety and stress for patients, as well as their family members.

“Anyone who has had to make the drive to Huntsville Hospital main campus to visit a loved one worries about coming home late at night by themselves, and the hospitalized family member worries about their family member getting home safely,” he said. “We can treat patients more quickly because of the proximity to the Madison community.”

Before taking on the role of ESC, Hoover spend the majority of his career in the defense and nuclear industries.

“I have always been fascinated by the Healthcare industry,” he said. “The appeal of opening a new hospital was very intriguing. Very few people have such an opportunity.”

Originally from Monrovia, spent 17 years in Florida working for Lockheed Martin.