Safety - February 2023
Healthcare Facilities Wrestle with a New Era for Security
Managers need to rethink products and strategies in more effectively protecting staff, patients and visitors.
2/27/2023
OSHA Cites Gainesville Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospital
An investigation found employees were exposed to serious injuries caused by encounters with patients.
2/24/2023
Brockton Hospital to Remain Close for Three Months
A massive fire has forced the hospital to remain close for the next three months.
2/23/2023
Low Budgets Compromise Patient Care at Florida Hospital
Doctors allege that ceiling leaks and roaches are happening at the hospital.
2/22/2023
Duke University Health System Hospitals to be Equipped with Weapons Detection Systems
The installation of these security systems comes in the wake of a rise in violence at healthcare facilities.
2/17/2023
Healthcare Facilities Implement New Policies to Protect Employees from Acts of Violence
Healthcare facilities are beginning to address the rise of violence against employees with new protection policies.
2/16/2023
Changes to Environment of Care Guidelines Affect Facilities
The Joint Commission in October 2022 issued revisions to the Environment of Care and Life Safety chapters of the comprehensive accreditation manuals. The revisions took effect Jan. 1, 2023.
2/15/2023
Former Nursing Home Administrator on Trial for 2017 Manslaughter Case
An air conditioning outage after Hurricane Irma caused the death of 12 patients.
2/14/2023
Fire Breaks Out at Brockton Hospital
Over 100 patients had to be evacuated from the hospital after a fire broke out.
2/10/2023
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Diverts Patients in Wake of Cyber Incident
A security issue impacted the hospital's IT systems.
2/8/2023
Assisted Living Worker Charged in Resident's Death
Resident died after ingesting all-purpose cleaning solution.
2/6/2023
Erickson Senior Living Facilities Upgrades Security Systems with Genetec
The security system upgrade updates aged technology.
2/6/2023
UCLA Health Alerts Patients of Compromised Data
An analytics tool may have captured and transmitted health data to the third-party service providers.
2/3/2023
Healthcare Workers Struggle with Emergency Codes
Workers only matched code words to corresponding emergencies 44 percent of the time.
2/2/2023
More Healthcare Workers Willing to Quit Over Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is on the rise and less employees are willing to deal with it.
2/1/2023
