Cleaning Considerations for Practices in Shared Medical Office Buildings
Shared corridors, elevators, and common restrooms add a layer most standalone-practice cleaning contracts don't address.
Understanding What's Actually Your Scope
Practices in a multi-tenant medical office building often share responsibility for common areas — elevators, shared corridors, building restrooms — with property management or other tenants. Before requesting a quote, clarify what falls under your practice's cleaning contract versus what the building's property management already covers.
Your Suite Is Still Your Responsibility
Regardless of what the building covers, everything inside your own suite — exam rooms, your practice's waiting area, staff areas — is your responsibility to maintain to your own infection-control standard, independent of building-wide janitorial service.
Coordinating Access
Shared buildings often have specific access protocols — building hours, security codes, or coordination with a building manager. Make sure your cleaning provider understands these requirements before your contract starts, so there's no confusion about after-hours access.
Avoiding Gaps Between Building and Suite Cleaning
The most common problem in shared buildings is a gap between what building janitorial covers and what your suite-level contract covers — often surfacing when neither the building's crew nor your provider realizes a specific area, like a shared restroom near your suite, isn't clearly assigned. Confirm this explicitly during your walkthrough.
Request a quote and tell us about your building's specific arrangement.