Safety December 2013 - Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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12/30/2013
Faulty doors and alarms cited in freezing death of Alzheimer's patient
88-year-old Washington woman froze to death in courtyard after wandering outside
12/27/2013
Guidelines for preventing HAIs in NHS hospitals are released
The Journal of Hospital Infection recently released the guidelines on infection prevention and control for a range of healthcare professionals
12/27/2013
Infection prevention effort encourages patient participation
Initiative encourages hospital patients to question healthcare providers on hand hygiene habits
12/27/2013
Free hand hygiene posters for your facility
Article includes ten free, downloadable hand hygiene posters that can be printed out and posted
12/26/2013
New data tells patients how their local hospitals are doing at preventing infections
Information released by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network covers clostridium difficile infections and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infectionss
12/26/2013
Virginia hospital practices staged evacuation
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital holds a mock evacuation of the intensive care unit
12/20/2013
Most Wisconsin nursing homes meet mandate to boost fire safety
A federal mandate to improve fire safety at nursing homes has led to beefed-up protection
12/19/2013
Five stories on hand hygiene
From fist bumps to nonsterile gloves, stories deal with infection control tactics
12/16/2013
Facilities staff find 50-year-old 'treasure' hidden in hospital basement
Green Bay hospital finds Geiger counters and radiation detection kits, dated 1962
12/16/2013
Connecticut hospital enhancing security
New Milford Hospital's new security station established to have public come in through one primary entryway
12/13/2013
Free 'Infection Prevention and You' safety poster available
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology offers complimentary resources for infection control and education
12/11/2013
Study of C. difficile reveals routes of infection
Unexpectedly few cases appear to be acquired from direct ward-based contact with other symptomatic cases
12/9/2013
Robots help Pontiac hospital reduce infection rates
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland uses new technology to eliminate pathogens in patient rooms, operating rooms and cardiac catheterization laboratories
12/6/2013
Report says pathogens pumped into UK hospital ventilation system
Patients at because faulty ventilation spreads dangerous infections from operating rooms, report says
12/4/2013
BYOD security vital for healthcare companies
Facilities should consider segmenting their network to isolate the electronic health record system
12/3/2013
NCAL Partners with NJHA to form patient safety organization
The effort is the first of the profession's kind to be carried out at a national level and will develop reports highlighting the causes of patient safety events in assisted living settings
12/2/2013
Hundreds of nursing homes still lack fire sprinklers
Almost 1,000 U.S. nursing homes have been listed by federal officials as not fully complying with a regulation to have automatic fire sprinklers in every patient area
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12/2/2013
10 ways to improve a behavioral health facility
It's time to change the 'that's the way we've always done it' principle, architect says
12/2/2013
10 ways to reducing falls in ambulatory surgery centers
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's Institute for Quality Improvement recommends steps to ensure patient safety