Dr Lomp The Cleaning May 2026
Sometimes patients would ask why he was so exacting. He would smile and say, "Clean is more than neat. It's safety and dignity." He believed that when a space is cared for, it enables the rest of care to happen better. The unglamorous rituals of wiping, sorting, and repairing were stitches in the fabric of recovery. When equipment was spotless and sterile, clinicians could trust it; when a room smelled faintly of citrus instead of antiseptic, it felt less like a place of loss and more like a place of possibility.
