Sustainable Operations - May 2016

Hospital security guards indicted for patient death

Two former guards at MedStar Washington Hospital Center were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 74-year-old patient

5/31/2016

What healthcare facility professionals need to know about the 2012 Life Safety Code

CMS has adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code® through a new rule changing its Conditions of Participation

5/31/2016

Dancing to the hand-hygiene tune

Hospital matron writes song to deliver hand-hygiene message

5/27/2016

Sports medicine center design honored

Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center received the 2016 FAB Award for Healthcare

5/27/2016

Methodist Healthcare’s Memphis project starts as 'need' rule ends

Only one issue would still require approval in the $280 million project

5/27/2016

OSHA may make hospital workplace injury data public

Hospitals would be classified as a 'high-hazard' industry

5/27/2016

Hospitals urged to follow mold protocol

Investigators focusing on negative pressure room at UPMC Presbyterian

5/25/2016

Field hospital set up to serve workers restoring Canadian city after fire

Facility in Fort McMurray will have emergency services, a lab, pharmacy, X-ray and head CT

5/25/2016

Pa. hospital expands for expected increase in births

The quickest and most cost-effective solution was to redesign and expand the current space

5/24/2016

Venezuela’s failing hospitals lack reliable power, water supplies

At the University of the Andes Hospital there is not enough water to wash blood from the operating table

5/23/2016

CDC links UPMC mold infections to improper use of negative-pressure rooms

CDC releases findings from its investigation into a cluster of fatal mold infections at two Pittsburgh hospitals

5/20/2016

Live white python falls from ceiling in Tacoma hospital

The snake spent a month slithering around Tacoma General Hospital

5/19/2016

CMS, Joint Commission adopting 2012 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code

Groups will begin surveying to the 2012 version of the National Fire Protection Association’s 101 Life Safety Code as of July 5

5/19/2016

Mayo Clinic investing in Fla. healthcare facility

The nation’s biggest healthcare organizations are focusing on Florida

5/19/2016

Milwaukee hospital adds dogs to security team

St. Joseph's Hospital adds dogs to help keep patients safe and calm

5/18/2016

Texas healthcare system opens more 'patient-friendly' facility

CHI St. Joseph Health hospital's emergency and trauma center features a more comfortable space and improved amenities

5/18/2016

CDC launches campaign to improve hand-hygiene compliance

The 'Clean Hands Count' campaign promotes compliance by addressing myths about hand hygiene

5/18/2016

Making a wellness connection

Forgoing the traditional healthcare environment, Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health set out to serve the health and wellness needs of young urban professionals, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

5/18/2016

FDA cancels recall of superbug-linked scope cleaners

Hospitals still must not use the reprocessors in question to disinfect some endoscopes

5/17/2016

Oakland hospital building an energy-efficient acute care tower

The new building plan includes low-emissivity glazing, smart air-conditioning zones and long-life lighting

5/17/2016

CMS ruling lets ASCs operate as timeshare properties

Dual-licensed surgery center opens in Colorado

5/16/2016

Injunction to stop demolition of Boston Children’s Hospital healing garden rejected

Plaintiffs include physicians and family members of patients who’ve used Prouty Garden

5/16/2016

Cleveland health system campus designed for wellness

The MetroHealth system's new mission is “leading the way to a healthier you and a healthier community,” according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

5/13/2016

Children's hospital designed for access to nature

Shriners for Children Medical Center outpatient clinic is being built in Pasadena, Calif., with connections to the outdoors in quantities almost equal to its clinical space, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

5/12/2016

Joint Commission recently OK'd deletion of 131 requirements

The deleted requirements have become a routine part of operations

5/11/2016

Oklahoma healthcare facility readies for reopening three years after tornado

An EF-5 tornado destroyed the former Moore Medical Center

5/11/2016

Cleveland health system transforming campus and community

Health and wellness trends are inspiring the planning, design and construction community to create environments that help providers deliver on that mission, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

5/10/2016