Safety August 2015 - Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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8/31/2015
Personal clothing tied to infections in NICU
Respiratory syncytial virus can be spread from caregivers' and visitors' clothes
8/31/2015
Natural disaster infographic
Eastern Kentucky University offers data hospital safety problems during times of natural disaster
8/28/2015
Texas hospital may lose funding due to safety concerns
Federal judge may intervene in plans to cut funding to a North Texas psychiatric hospital
8/27/2015
Q&A on calibration gas cylinders
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question on calibration gas cylinders
8/24/2015
Duress procedures should be reviewed as violence increases
Systems may be antiquated, incomplete or not properly functioning
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8/21/2015
Calgary hospital battling wasps in courtyard
Patient stung 25 times while walking near facility
Blog
8/20/2015
Staying informed of healthcare crime trends
Staying informed of trends in healthcare crime is an important part of planning and maintaining a successful security program
8/20/2015
Incident management technology key to accreditation readiness
A major aspect of the accreditation process is the evaluation of the hospital's emergency process
8/19/2015
Q&A on corridor projections
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question on corridor projections
8/18/2015
Montreal hospital closes play structure after injuries
Montreal Children's Hospital sculpture was recently installed in lobby area
8/18/2015
Mumbai doctors hire private security after patient attacks
Doctors can dial a special number to mobilize security men to reach a trouble spot within nine minutes
8/14/2015
Study finds lack of evidence as to which cleaning method is the best
Among promising cleaning tactics for reducing healthcare-associated infections, there was no clear winner
8/14/2015
New technology can affect fall prevention
Design changes and material selection can help prevent falls
8/11/2015
Plans to privatize Louisiana hospitals' police shelved
Biomedical Research Foundation is reconsidering its plan to privatize the University Health police force at its hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe
8/10/2015
Hospital closes wing due to safety issues
Guam Memorial Hospital wing seen as vulnerable to collapse
8/10/2015
Making healthcare facilities climate resilient
Designing for future disasters and weather extremes can be a challenge because it requires a lot of hypothesizing, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/6/2015
Hospital closed emergency room after flood cuts power
A burst underground pipe caused the basement of the Royal Berkshire hospital in Reading, England, to flood
8/6/2015
Q&A on smoke compartment barrier doors
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question on smoke compartment barrier doors
8/5/2015
Flashback photo: 1949 Illinois hospital fire kills 74
Tragedy leads to national fire safety improvements
8/4/2015
U.K. hospital asks staff to give up toasters and kettles to reduce fire risk
Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary's fire alarm problems mean workers at the hospital are also making hourly safety checks