Maintenance and Operations - April 2020
CDC warns of counterfeit N95 masks
Real masks are marked as being approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
4/29/2020
High school gym in New Mexico reopens as coronavirus hospital
Other places in the school are also being transformed, such as locker rooms to shower rooms, classrooms to medical staff lounges and storage and the snack bar to a pharmacy
4/29/2020
Michigan hospital shut down to prepare for next surge of COVID-19 patients
The system is redeploying hospital staff to its other sites
4/28/2020
Coronavirus kills at Least 7,000 in U.S. nursing homes
About a fifth of U.S. virus deaths are linked to nursing facilities
4/28/2020
Coronavirus deaths in U.S. nursing homes jumps in April
The largest increase was in New York state
4/27/2020
More than $1 billion in makeshift field hospitals are being built
FEMA has funded some 32 missions in 25 states
4/27/2020
HVAC increases in relative humidity may help fight COVID-19
The range of 40 to 60 percent RH may reduce contagion
4/24/2020
Patient at Seattle healthcare facility likely got coronavirus at the hospital
Harborview Medical Center has recorded a COVID-19 patient as a hospital-acquired infection, its first during the outbreak
4/24/2020
Sixty-eight bed field hospital set up in Central Park
The Central Park facility has 10 I.C.U. beds and ventilators, seven of which were being used at the beginning of last week
4/24/2020
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: GFCI receptacles
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for GFCI receptacles
4/22/2020
CMS ‘hospitals without walls’ waiver allows ASCs to provide hospitals relief
The waiver is intended to ensure that local healthcare facilities have the capacity to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients
4/20/2020
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Smoke barrier or smoke partition?
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for smoke barriers or smoke partitions
4/15/2020
N.Y. hospitals face $400 million in cuts amid coronavirus crisis
The funding cuts were proposed before the virus had reached the United States
4/13/2020
Dallas convention center will get Texas’ first pop-up hospital in pandemic
As many as 1,400 beds could be housed at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
4/8/2020
A photo tour of the first 1,000-bed temporary hospital at the Javits Center
The Army Corp of Engineers have identified four additional sites for temporary hospitals
4/2/2020
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Annual testing of fire pump
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for annual testing of fire pumps
4/1/2020