Industry News - September 2017
Sewage leaking from Winnipeg hospital
A drainage pipe has been discharging raw sewage into the soil since at least spring
9/22/2017
W.V. VA sends help to Hurricane Irma recovery efforts
The Beckley VA Medical Center has deployed a five-member team to Alabama
9/19/2017
Maintaining building barrier protections
Energy efficiency is often one of the easiest ways to improve a healthcare facility's bottom line
9/14/2017
In better news, eclipse went off without a healthcare hitch
But hospitals still watching for foodborne or waterborne disease outbreaks
9/11/2017
EHRs and paper: The headaches of document management
The infographic offers statistics including information on how much paper-dependent practices waste time
9/11/2017
Texas hospitals short of (usable) water
Beaumont's water pump broke, cutting off water supplies to the city
9/8/2017
Houston hospitals may not be back to normal for a month
The SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council estimates that nearly two dozen hospitals have evacuated patients
9/7/2017
Most Houston healthcare facilities withstand Harvey
Ben Taub Hospital's hospital-wide evacuation shrunk to only three vehicles
9/7/2017
Faulty sink valve causes flood at Canadian healthcare facility
Leak happened in unit where patients recover from bone marrow procedures
9/6/2017
Harvey could financially hurt struggling Houston hospitals
The storm has forced hospitals to cancel surgeries, evacuate patients and contend with food and supply shortages
9/5/2017
Houston hospital abandons plans to evacuate patients
Ben Taub Hospital calls off attempts to evacuate patients after a series of delays
9/5/2017
Tampa healthcare facility reviewing emergency plan in wake of Houston flooding
One of Tampa's biggest, busiest hospitals would probably be underwater
9/1/2017
Harvey highlights need for emergency plans
Dozens of healthcare facilities in Texas have had to evacuate
9/1/2017