Wheelchair Cleaning, ListServ Summary, June 2022

Rehab administrators answer questions regarding wheelchair and stroller cleaning. IPRC archives information collected by the Pediatric Rehab Administrator’s ListServ as a public service to the entire Pediatric Rehabilitation Community. All information is posted in summary format and has been de-identified. Search through past queries for responses to rehabilitation related questions.

Original Question(s):

1. Does your department loan wheelchairs for inpatient use (post surgical, post trauma, or if the individual’s adaptive seating is unavailable)?
2. What department in your hospital is responsible for cleaning the wheelchair when the inpatient is discharged?  
3. For a wheelchair that is well used during an inpatient stay, what technique is used to ensure cleanliness before the next patient use?  
4. Does your hospital use strollers to transport infants?
5. What type of infant strollers does your hospital purchase?
6. Who is responsible for cleaning the stroller?  
7. Most generic infant strollers are fabric and the IFU tends to be vague. Do you use any specific procedure to ensure cleanliness of a hospital purchased infant stroller used with inpatient?

Summary of Responses (De-identified)