Trending News - July 2020
Florida opens its first mobile hospital
The state is providing staff and equipment for the unit
7/31/2020
Building infection prevention programs at longterm care
Addressing the risk and not just the treatment of infection can save money, too
7/31/2020
Department of defense looking for contractors to set up Fla. mobile hospitals
As cases surge, the Army is helping the state in case it needs to quickly build out
7/31/2020
COVID-19 is changing hospital design in the short- and longterm
Healthcare facilities are urged to limit entries, improve HVAC systems, compartmentalize spaces and create hot zones
7/31/2020
COVID-19 infecting patients inside healthcare facilities
5,142 patients in the US reported to be infected with coronavirus inside a hospital.
7/31/2020
HealthTap Announces Free COVID-19 Virtual Doctor Visits In Partnership With Doctors Across U.S.
7/31/2020
Array Analytics’ Model Reveals Potential Surge Capacity Alternatives for Housing COVID-19 Patients
7/31/2020
National Guard raises tents outside South Carolina hospital
As of mid July, 84 percent of Orangeburg County’s hospital beds were occupied
7/30/2020
Reinventing the healthcare facility post-Covid
There could be fundamental differences in care, according to a new whitepaper
7/30/2020
How McCormick Place became Chicago's alternate care site
The convention center was converted to a 3,000-bed hospital
7/30/2020
Adapting medical office buildings to increase patient safety and confidence
Healthy, welcoming spaces are essential as patients and staff consider care options
7/30/2020
Pandemic’s impact on on-site dining at healthcare facilities
Dining programs could see a continued slump in retail dining
7/30/2020
Healthcare data security still needs attention during pandemic
Healthcare institutions can have difficulty leveraging the large amounts of data that they store
7/30/2020
Bally Ribbon Mills Manufacturing Materials to Ensure Health and Safety of Front-Line Workers
7/30/2020
RAS Watch Partners with CONTRACE Public Health Corps to Expand Access to Trained Contact Tracers
7/30/2020
California hospitals get help with staffing shortages from military
A total of 160 Air Force healthcare professionals are working in five hospitals
7/29/2020
Integrating EHR and medical devices in longterm care
This integration could support better outcomes and lower the cost of care for patients
7/29/2020
Designing for wellbeing in longterm, behavioral care
Color, material choices can support patient independence
7/29/2020
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Stairwell card-access readers
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for stairwell card-access readers
7/29/2020
Five housekeepers at N.Y. hospital volunteered to clean COVID patients’ rooms
Volunteer cleaners say they were motivated by the patients
7/29/2020
Supersized food can mean undersized profits for healthcare facilities
When it comes to offering healthier food options in their cafeterias and gift shops, most U.S. hospitals may be 'penny wise and pound foolish'
7/29/2020
Hygienically Clean Certification Provides Additional Reassurances in Supplying Essential Businesses
7/29/2020
Connecticut Guard helps inspect longterm care facilities
Support from the Guard has enabled the DPH to inspect more longterm care facilities more frequently
7/28/2020
Managing flanking noise in healthcare facilities
And at a time when hospital reimbursements are aligned with patient satisfaction, noise management is fundamental to business performance
7/28/2020
Masks, gowns shortage to leave hospital workers exposed
Without federal guidance, states must compete for products
7/28/2020
Insulation blanket saves Canadian hospital 15 million pounds of steam
The reusable insulation was installed in the boiler room’s main header, instantaneous heater and condensate pumps
7/28/2020
The COVID-19 public health emergency highlights the need for better data accessibility in healthcare
Interoperability facilitates the availability of data to clinicians and patients
7/28/2020
STARC Systems Refocuses Production to Provide Critical Isolation Rooms for Healthcare Facilities
7/28/2020
iCAN Technologies Launches Comprehensive Workforce Competency Assessment and Training Solution
7/28/2020
Nursing home infection prevention should be group effort
Environmental services and facilities management staffs need to work together
7/27/2020
Meeting the needs of non-Covid patients
Healthcare facilities must manage patients with time-sensitive and medically complex conditions
7/27/2020
Pandemic increases union activity among hospital workers
The main concerns are adequate staffing and PPE
7/27/2020
Idaho hospital steps up its cleaning efforts for Covid
The hospital now uses electrostatic sprayers and a hydrogen peroxide-based dry fog
7/27/2020
Healthcare slow to adopt modular construction
A manufacturing-style process helps to reduce the amount of wasted material
7/27/2020
Hospital security cameras can promote safety
Cloud-based security systems can provide pictures of each person entering and exiting a facility
7/27/2020
