SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: (L-R) Lori Pantoja, Anna Pantoja, and Gordon Narayan share a laugh during Narayan’s cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms while connecting with families and patients like Anna Pantoja, who is recovering from surgery and an infection. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Aster Mekonen carries a trash bag during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mekonen, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, is trained in COVID-19 protocols and can work in both standard and COVID-19 areas. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Itegue Fantai cleans a room during her shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Gordon Narayan is overcome with emotion after visiting with a patient during his cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms while connecting with families and patients. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Darin Booth, who is recovering from a fall from the roof while painting his home, fist bumps Gordon Narayan during Narayan’s cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms and is known for connecting with patients like Booth. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Itegue Fantai cleans blood from underneath a patient table during her shift cleaning rooms at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: (L-R) Alex Sando, Steve Sando, and Gordon Narayan visit during Narayan’s cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms and is known for connecting with families and patients such as Alex Sando, who is recovering from a car accident while joined by his father, Steve Sando. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: A sign announces that a patient room is to be cleaned by Gordon Narayan during his cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms and is also known for connecting with families and patients. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Gordon Narayan visits with a patient during his cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms and is also known for connecting with families and patients. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Gordon Narayan gives a fist bump to Alex Sando while visiting during Narayan’s cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Narayan, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, cleans patient rooms and is known for connecting with families and patients such as Alex Sando, who is recovering from a car accident. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Aster Mekonen sanitizes her hands during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mekonen, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, is trained in COVID-19 protocols and can work in both standard and COVID-19 areas. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Aster Mekonen disinfects a door handle during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mekonen, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, is trained in COVID-19 protocols and can work in both standard and COVID-19 areas. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Aster Mekonen disinfects surfaces during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mekonen, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, is trained in COVID-19 protocols and can work in both standard and COVID-19 areas. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Aster Mekonen disinfects a computer workstation during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Mekonen, a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, is trained in COVID-19 protocols and can work in both standard and COVID-19 areas. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Itegue Fantai disinfects items in a room during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Itegue Fantai removes soiled linens from a room during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Itegue Fantai prepares to remove soiled linens from a room during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Itegue Fantai removes soiled linens from a room during her cleaning shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Fantai is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Owen Morgan cleans carpets during his shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Morgan is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, specializing in floors. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 20: Owen Morgan cleans carpets with an extractor, which vacuums and shampoos, during his shift at Harborview Medical Center on August 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Morgan is a member of the hospital’s environmental services department, specializing in floors. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
15 thoughts on “Photos: Hospital cleaning staff at Harborview Medical Center”
Amazing. Thank you for this.
I also work at Harborview. Seeing these photos of our wonderful Environmental Services staff made me cry.
These are so beautiful. We have the best EVS staff anywhere at Harborview! So many thanks to all of them for their amazing work and caring presence!
I work at Harborview. Our wonderful EVS staff are integral to our safe care of patients. We appreciate each and every one of them and these photos show why.
Thank you for highlighting these wonderful staff! They’re often unsung, but deserve a huge amount of praise for the work they do to keep our hospital clean, and safe for patients, visitors and staff!
These images are such a beautiful way to recognize some of our hard working EVS staff here at Harborview.
These are really lovely pictures! We should all be so proud of all our first responders. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is wonderful! Such important work that EVS does…great that these members of the care team are recognized and celebrated!!!
They are the best! Thank you for portraying.
We are fortunate to have each of you serving our patients, their loved ones, and our staff with the important service you provide with such care. I’m glad and grateful to see you getting this well-deserved recognition for the hard work you do and for the risks you take in serving day in and day out. THANK YOU!!
The work done by the EVS team helps to create a better place of care, promoting health of body and peace of mind. Much appreciation for all of their daily dedication.
EVS Staff continue to be the unsung heroes of this pandemic and of all healthcare! None of what the rest of us do would work without them. I am so grateful for their hard work!!!
Thank you so much for taking these beautiful and very meaningful photos. The EVS teams’ contributions to patient care and safety are so warmly represented in your photos, thank you for this well deserved recognition. They truly ROCK
This pictures are beautiful and truly display the personal commitment of our EVS staff to our patients and their colleagues. Proud to work at HMC!
Our Harborview EVS staff keep us all safe in the hospital, patients and staff alike! They are truly essential heroes!
Amazing. Thank you for this.
I also work at Harborview. Seeing these photos of our wonderful Environmental Services staff made me cry.
These are so beautiful. We have the best EVS staff anywhere at Harborview! So many thanks to all of them for their amazing work and caring presence!
I work at Harborview. Our wonderful EVS staff are integral to our safe care of patients. We appreciate each and every one of them and these photos show why.
Thank you for highlighting these wonderful staff! They’re often unsung, but deserve a huge amount of praise for the work they do to keep our hospital clean, and safe for patients, visitors and staff!
These images are such a beautiful way to recognize some of our hard working EVS staff here at Harborview.
These are really lovely pictures! We should all be so proud of all our first responders. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is wonderful! Such important work that EVS does…great that these members of the care team are recognized and celebrated!!!
They are the best! Thank you for portraying.
We are fortunate to have each of you serving our patients, their loved ones, and our staff with the important service you provide with such care. I’m glad and grateful to see you getting this well-deserved recognition for the hard work you do and for the risks you take in serving day in and day out. THANK YOU!!
The work done by the EVS team helps to create a better place of care, promoting health of body and peace of mind. Much appreciation for all of their daily dedication.
EVS Staff continue to be the unsung heroes of this pandemic and of all healthcare! None of what the rest of us do would work without them. I am so grateful for their hard work!!!
Thank you so much for taking these beautiful and very meaningful photos. The EVS teams’ contributions to patient care and safety are so warmly represented in your photos, thank you for this well deserved recognition. They truly ROCK
This pictures are beautiful and truly display the personal commitment of our EVS staff to our patients and their colleagues. Proud to work at HMC!
Our Harborview EVS staff keep us all safe in the hospital, patients and staff alike! They are truly essential heroes!