Blogs - September 2016
Perjury probe sought over Colo. VA hospital
Lawmakers ask Justice Department to investigate whether VA executives lied to Congress
9/30/2016
UK/ European training center puts healthcare professionals in the heart of the action
Facility designed to increase medical proficiency and physical and mental resilience in remote and hostile environments
9/29/2016
A section of ceiling collapses at new children's hospital
No one was injured in the incident at Perth Children's Hospital
9/28/2016
California hospital chapel designed to recharge the spirit
Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo recently dedicated the first chapel the facility’s had in more than a dozen years
9/28/2016
The rise of the ‘bedless hospital’
Treatments are getting less invasive and recovery times are shrinking
9/27/2016
Healthcare 'village' created in N.J.
Hackensack Meridian Health’s Meridian Health Village at Jackson is a one-stop shop
9/27/2016
Pa. nursing home hit with complaints of cockroaches, filth
Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Columbia was out of compliance during eight inspections in a year
9/26/2016
Keeping healthcare facility safety equipment and alarm systems compliant
Properly maintained fire protection equipment reduces the risk of loss, but there are many things that can make equipment noncompliant
9/26/2016
Need for Boston hospital expansion questioned
Boston Children’s Hospital planning $1 billion facility
9/22/2016
Joint Commission will change standards and survey process
Monthly tests under no-flow for electric motor fire pumps proposed
9/22/2016
Q&A: Standards regarding environmental rounds
Brad Keyes discusses standards regarding environmental rounds
9/21/2016
Hospitals must adopt disaster management standards by Nov. 2017
Four best-practice standards for handling natural and man-made disasters mandated
9/20/2016
House panel investigating Long Island V.A. hospital
Operating rooms were closed after sand-size black particles fell from air ducts
9/15/2016
Q&A: New testing and inspection requirements
Brad Keyes discusses new testing and inspection requirements
9/14/2016
University of Miami Health Care gets grant to build life skills gym
Gym will help patients practice typical home activities in preparation for discharge
9/14/2016
New, smaller hospital to replace failing Colorado facility
New facility will have two inpatient beds and a 24/7 ER
9/14/2016
Cleveland healthcare facility to include medical school
New structure will house the new Case Western Reserve University Health Education campus
9/13/2016
FDA bans triclosan from antibacterial soap
Over-the-counter consumer antiseptic wash products with one or more of 19 specific active ingredients can no longer be marketed
9/12/2016
Ohio memory care facility designed to look like a 1940s small town
Lantern of Chagrin Valley has interior courtyards and corridors that look like tiny houses with front porches looking out over a golf course
9/9/2016
Basketball team, health system partner for healthcare facility
Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin get naming rights to Milwaukee Bucks training facility
9/9/2016
Same-day surgery center offers homey recovery space
N.Y.C.'s Josie Robertson Surgery Center provides patients a soothing environment
9/9/2016
Evidence of Zika found in tears
Study suggests contact with infected eyes may play a role in spreading the disease
9/8/2016
‘Corporate bullying’ by utility may close Texas hospital
Luminant's attempts to reduce its property tax bill could affect Glen Rose Hospital
9/7/2016
Q&A: Door signage for oxygen cylinder storage
Brad Keyes discusses door signage for oxygen cylinder storage
9/7/2016
Orange County to get first emergency centers for psych patients
California healthcare facilities will treat people who suffer sudden psychiatric episodes
9/7/2016
Indiana health system will open eight microhospitals
St. Vincent's plan will answer need for acute care in central Indiana
9/6/2016
Union offers Mayo Clinic compromise in food-service workers dispute
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota calls proposal a win-win that could end the ongoing fight
9/6/2016