Environmental Services - August 2021
2021 Cybersecurity Breaches Most Since 2018
Number of healthcare breaches in first half of 2021 up significantly from first half of 2020 and higher than any six-month period since 2018
8/31/2021
10 Steps To Prevent Spread of C. auris in Hospitals
Drug-resistant superbug spreads easily throughout the facilities
8/30/2021
Idaho Calls on Volunteers To Help Keep Hospitals Open
Positions at all levels and in all parts of state need to be filled as soon as possible
8/30/2021
How Healthcare Systems Can Prepare for Storm Season
Peak tropical storm season is coming, which means potential downtimes for healthcare facilities
8/30/2021
How Healthcare Systems Can Prepare for Storm Season
Peak tropical storm season is coming, which means potential downtimes for healthcare facilities
8/30/2021
Oregon Sends National Guard into Hospitals
Troops will perform non-medical work, such as being uniformed presence in anxiety-filled waiting rooms
8/27/2021
Patients Were Largest Source of Hospital-Acquired COVID-19: Study
Study provides previously unprecedented detail on the way infections might spread in hospitals
8/27/2021
Study Seeks Strategies To Reduce Spread of MDROs
Variety of interventions tested to reduce multidrug-resistant organisms in hospitals, long-term acute-care hospitals, and nursing homes
8/27/2021
Access Control Program Creates Secure Spaces to Work, Visit and Recoup
UVA Medical Center sees hundreds of patients daily, making security constant concern. This facility relies on policy, security officers and technology to keep security high.
8/26/2021
Ransomware Remains Threat to Healthcare
Healthcare systems are susceptible to ransomware attacks, largely due to technology that gives access to patient data
8/26/2021
Most Hospitals Lack Adequate Cybersecurity: Report
Report measured organization’s security strength against National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework
8/25/2021
Joint Commission Revises Workplace Violence Standards
Updated version will be effective Jan. 1, 2022, and include an updated definition of workplace violence
8/25/2021
U.S. To Mandate Vaccinations for Nursing Home Employees
Move would impact about 15,000 nursing homes, which employ more than 1.3 million people
8/23/2021
6 Tips for Disaster Preparedness
Managers should regularly review safety protocols in the event of an emergency
8/20/2021
Hawaii Health System Out of ICU Beds
Beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients, as well as those who have suffered heart attacks, strokes and other traumas
8/20/2021
Field Hospitals Reopening as COVID-19 Surge Hits
University of Mississippi Medical Center will open second field hospital in parking garage
8/19/2021
11 Percent of COVID-19 Infections Were Hospital Acquired
Figure reached close to 16 percent by May 2020
8/19/2021
Pennsylvania Mandates Nursing Home Staff Vaccinations
State’s department of health expects all nursing homes to have at least 80 percent of staff vaccinated by Oct. 1
8/19/2021
Patient Attack Prompts Injuries, Strike at Hospital
Incident at Cascade Behavioral Health hospitalized one worker, injured others and threatened safety of additional patients
8/18/2021
How To Benefit From Reliability-Centered Maintenance
RCM yields several advantages, from decreasing maintenance expenses to minimizing downtime and increasing staff satisfaction
8/16/2021
Texas Hospitals Out of ICU Beds as COVID-19 Surges
One-half of state's 22 trauma service areas report 10 or fewer open beds as 9,400 COVID-19 patients fill ICUs
8/13/2021
Hospital Violence Continues To Escalate
Incidents reflect growing wave of attacks against front-line and support staff
8/13/2021
California Mandates Vaccinations for Healthcare Workers
State is requiring its 2.2 million healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated starting Sept. 30
8/11/2021
COVID Protocols for Facilities Managers in the Long Term
Delta variant’s rise proves healthcare facilities must make a pandemic safety response plan
8/11/2021
New Superbug Sweeping Through Healthcare Facilities
C. auris is drug resistant and sticks to surfaces
8/10/2021
5 Ways To Improve Patient Safety
Every healthcare facility’s goal is to keep patients safe while giving them an optimal experience
8/10/2021
3,000 Hospitals Vulnerable Due to Pneumatic Tube Flaws
80 percent of hospitals in North America use system
8/9/2021
How Lighting Benefits Patients and Providers
Lighting can improve sleep, ease pain, improve adjustments of night shift workers, and elevate mood among staff and patients
8/6/2021
Hospital Forms Own Police Department
Officers receive certified training suited to a hospital environment, such as assisting patients and families
8/5/2021
Amid Worsening Pandemic, Hospital Attacks Continue
Even as delta variant drives up new hospitalizations, workers face ongoing threat of workplace violence
8/5/2021
223 Hospital Staffers Test Positive for Coronavirus
153 of its 183 infected staff members at one hospital had been fully vaccinated
8/4/2021
VA Pauses $16 Billion Cerner Software
Department removes Cerner’s electronic health record software for at least six months due to rollout issues
8/4/2021
Rhode Island Healthcare Workers Get More Protection
Workers now have procedures to file complaints in the event of an assault or other illegal behavior
8/3/2021
Parking Problems Continue at Military Hospital
Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii has had complaints about inadequate parking availability for years
8/3/2021
Untreatable Superbug Outbreak Strikes Hospitals, Nursing Homes
Researchers identified several cases in which Candida auris was completely impervious to all existing medication
8/2/2021
5 Ways AI Benefits the Healthcare Industry
Technology makes life easier for providers and patients while optimizing healthcare procedures and resources
8/2/2021
