Cleaning Up: How Hospital Outsourcing Is Hurting Workers and Endangering Patients

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Author(s) Dan Zuberi
Issued Date 2013
Abstract Cleaning Up membahas tren meningkatnya penggunaan sistem outsourcing pada layanan nonmedis rumah sakit seperti kebersihan dan penyediaan makanan. Berdasarkan penelitian yang mendalam, Dan Zuberi menunjukkan bahwa strategi penghematan biaya tersebut dapat berdampak negatif terhadap kebersihan rumah sakit, keselamatan pasien, dan kesejahteraan tenaga kerja. Buku ini menjelaskan bagaimana outsourcing sering kali menyebabkan kekurangan staf, pelatihan yang tidak memadai, tingginya pergantian tenaga kerja, serta kondisi kerja yang kurang baik sehingga berpotensi meningkatkan risiko infeksi yang didapat di rumah sakit (hospital-acquired infections). Selain membahas dampak terhadap pelayanan kesehatan, buku ini juga mengkaji implikasi sosial dan ekonomi yang lebih luas serta menawarkan rekomendasi kebijakan untuk meningkatkan keselamatan pasien dan kualitas kerja tenaga pendukung rumah sakit. Cleaning Up examines the growing trend of outsourcing non-clinical hospital services such as housekeeping and food preparation to private contractors. Drawing on extensive field research, Dan Zuberi demonstrates how cost-cutting strategies can negatively affect hospital cleanliness, patient safety, and worker well-being. The book argues that outsourcing often leads to understaffing, inadequate training, high employee turnover, and poorer working conditions, all of which may contribute to an increased risk of hospital-acquired infections. Beyond healthcare outcomes, the author explores how outsourcing contributes to broader social and economic inequalities. The book concludes with policy recommendations aimed at improving both patient safety and working conditions within healthcare systems. en
Item Type E-BOOK
Keywords Hospital Administration, Health Policy, Healthcare Management, Sociology of Health en
Collection -, -
Publisher Cornell University Press (ILR Press)
Submitted Date 19-06-2026
Updated Date 19-06-2026
URI https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h7q9kKBcUSMrjM98aBbykmgGINEdpEG5/view?usp=sharing
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