Industry News - October 2017
Florida moves to shut down nursing home where 14 died during Irma
Regulators have moved to permanently revoke the operating license of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills
10/27/2017
A month after Irma, Ormond Beach hospital still closed
Officials at damaged healthcare facility reviewing the assessments and evaluating the necessary repairs
10/25/2017
New tent hospital boosts NZ’s disaster response
Tent features a series of interconnecting sections for triage, maternity, resuscitation, a 10-stretcher observation ward and a pharmacy
10/25/2017
Hospitals in disaster areas may have to fight for federal funds
Over the last 10 years, FEMA has denied appeals for more than $1 billion requested by local governments
10/24/2017
Hospital ship off Puerto Rico sits mostly idle 2 weeks after its arrival
Only 33 of the 250 beds on the Comfort — 13 percent — are being used
10/20/2017
Minn. hospital sued after stillborn baby discarded with dirty laundry
Regions Hospital in St. Paul had promised to cremate the remains
10/20/2017
Some flexibility seen in Florida nursing home generator order
Agency posted a rule outlining steps that nursing homes that are facing circumstances beyond their control
10/18/2017
Community hospitals swamped after wildfires shut down major hospitals
Some facilities are running out of supplies, such as linens
10/18/2017
California firestorm strains healthcare system
One company installed air purifiers to try to help with the smoke at three of its dialysis clinics
10/18/2017
Healthcare facilities must have business continuity plan
There are guidelines in place to help healthcare facilities ensure the viability of critical systems
10/17/2017
Tips for pharmaceutical waste management
Healthcare facilities are faced with two key challenges related to pharmaceutical waste management
10/16/2017
Senator calls for public disclosure of hospital safety inspections
Request sparked by an investigative report by the Wall Street Journal, that found The Joint Commission seldom revokes its seal of approval
10/11/2017
Pre-plans should be considered in lowering facility, home and municipal insurance premiums
A pre-plan can be hosted by a facility or it can be a critical element of a municipal fire department’s tech toolkit
10/10/2017
Making a healthcare facility disaster-ready
Many hospitals are still not fully prepared to deal with disaster
10/10/2017
Blood soaks the hallways at Las Vegas hospital after attack
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center resembled a war zone
10/9/2017
Pittsburgh-area healthcare facilities say they could handle Vegas-level calamity
But hospital officials say they’ve never practiced for a tragedy of such magnitude
10/5/2017