Trending News - August 2020
India Deploys Portable, Foldable Covid Hospital
Facility can be set up in a few hours by fewer than five people
8/31/2020
Mobile COVID Clinical Trial Travels To Nursing Homes
An experimental drug to halt sudden outbreaks is being tested
8/31/2020
Staten Island Hospital Installs Thermal Scanners
Employees and visitors can be tested when entering the hospital
8/31/2020
How To Free Up Capital For Hospital Renovations
Unload medical office buildings, other real estate
8/31/2020
A Connected Point of Care Ecosystem Checklist
The entire point of care ecosystem, which goes beyond the interaction between patient and caregiver, has an effect on improving the overall experience
8/31/2020
Many Doctors Say Pandemic Won't Be Contained Until June
Eighty-six percent of physicians said COVID-19 won't be under control until at least January 2021
8/28/2020
Selecting the Right Steam Control Mechanism
Moving beyond ‘business as usual’ regulators and relief valves to explore different steam control options
8/28/2020
Report: Nursing Homes Facing Severe Staffing And Protective Equipment Shortages
Report includes results from a new national database containing 98 percent of U.S. nursing homes
8/28/2020
Legionella May Be COVID-19 Reopening Risk
Stagnant water can be a breeding ground for waterborne pathogens, like legionella. Here's how to reduce the risk
8/28/2020
Solar Power, Other Tech, Can Save Hospitals Money And Energy
Technologies can help cut costs and improve energy efficiency
8/28/2020
Study: Children With Covid May Be More Contagious Than Adults
Infected children had significantly higher levels of virus in their airways
8/27/2020
CMS to Resume Routine Nursing Home Inspections
Onsite revisit surveys, non-immediate jeopardy complaint surveys and annual recertification surveys will resume
8/27/2020
Connecticut Report Says Nursing Home Staff Should Not Work In Multiple Facilities
The report also said that facilities assign staff to the same units and schedule longer shifts to cut down on departures and arrivals
8/27/2020
Art In Healthcare Facilities Can Support Good Outcomes
Art helps to manage pain. Several studies have found that patients' pain levels are reduced by art
8/27/2020
What to Know about Germicidal Lighting And Coronavirus
Fighting pathogens with lighting is not new, but can be tricky
8/26/2020
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Storage Rooms
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for storage rooms
8/26/2020
N.C. Hospital Launches Drone Delivery Service
The drones transport medicines and personal protective equipment
8/26/2020
Solar-Powered Hospitals Saving Lives in Congo
The installation at a hospital consists of 100 solar panels and seven batteries capable of accumulating the necessary energy to run the facilities for two full days
8/26/2020
7 Million N95 Masks From Federal Stockpile Earmarked For Nursing Homes
Stockpile has 44 million masks
8/25/2020
Strike Teams Deployed To Combat Covid-19 in Nursing Homes
States are sending teams to help with outbreaks
8/25/2020
Training and Certification Requirements for Maintaining Fire Alarm Systems
Testing must be done on an annual basis.
8/25/2020
N.J. Hospitals Install Temperature Screening System for COVID-19
Alerts from thermal imaging cameras can be sent instantly to medical staff or security personnel
8/25/2020
Mosaics for Morale: Colorful Murals Designed To Brighten Healthcare Facilities
Mosaics can differentiate a healthcare space and its unique characteristics from competing hospitals, while bringing a positive energy to traditionally stressful environments
8/25/2020
26 States Don’t Mandate COVID-19 Testing for Nursing Home Inspectors
Some states are still creating formal testing requirements
8/24/2020
Personal Robots Used In Senior Facilities May Be Vulnerable To Cyberattacks
Cybersecurity experts tested the robots and found four separate vulnerabilities
8/24/2020
COVID Patient Cohorting Can Come With Challenges
There are a number of considerations when planning patient-care arrangements during a pandemic
8/24/2020
A Healthcare Facility Lighting Retrofit Checklist
How do you begin to coordinate and come up with funds to replace lighting systems across thousands of square feet?
8/24/2020
Clean Energy Microgrid Built For Covid-19 Hospital In Migrant Camp
Batteries combined with photovoltaics provide power for the pop-up clinic
8/24/2020
N.Y. Hospital Sets Up Outdoor Visits For Elderly Patients
Rome Memorial Hospital helping its residents reconnect
8/21/2020
Flu Season With COVID Uncharted Territory For Healthcare Facilities
Things could be complicated because there’s going to be no way to distinguish between the two — without better testing capabilities
8/21/2020
N.Y. Hospital Adds Brick Pizza Oven To Energize Retail Cafeteria
So far, the North Shore Hospital cafe is open only to staff
8/21/2020
The ‘Hospital Of Tomorrow’ Expected To Extent Beyond Hospital Walls
Coronavirus accelerating the transition
8/21/2020
Texas COVID Recovery Centers Ready For Patients
State’s largest recovery centers located at Casa de Amistad and the McAllen Convention Center
8/21/2020
Healthcare Fixtures Designed For Cutting Costs, Infections
Healthcare facilities need to cater to this changing demographic in all areas of their operations, including restroom design and construction
8/21/2020
Mayo Clinic Hospital Has Salad-Making Robots
Fresh Food Robots program may be future of food service
8/20/2020
VA To Welcome Volunteers Back to Healthcare Facilities
Some volunteer roles will be new, modified, virtual or remain paused
8/20/2020
Monitoring Feedback Recommended For Hand-Hygiene Programs
Monitoring hand-hygiene performance and providing personnel with feedback is key
8/20/2020
Preventing HVAC From Spreading Airborne Coronavirus
Good ventilation, filtration and humidity control can be crucial to mitigating the spread in facilities
8/20/2020
IoT Leverages Existing Systems To Effect Operating Efficiencies
Actionable data drives value across organizations
8/20/2020
Report Links Spike In New Nursing Home COVID Cases To Community Spread
The report shows these cases increased in July after having dropped in June
8/19/2020
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Operating Rooms As Hazardous Areas
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for operating rooms
8/19/2020
Best Practices for Healthcare Data Collection During COVID-19 and Beyond
Every COVID-19 case offers an opportunity to learn
8/19/2020
Study: Cleaning COVID Hospital Rooms Requires Contact Precautions
Education about infection prevention and maintaining adequate supplies of personal protective equipment was emphasized
8/19/2020
San Francisco Health Department May Cut Ties With Sheriff’s Department
Disproportionate use of force with Black patients in the ER cited
8/18/2020
Technology Key To Transforming Dorms to Alternative Hospital Space
When states look for pop-up hospitals, college housing is often one of the options to consider
8/18/2020
Q&A: How Design Can Assist in Care
Safety is always our number one priority, and every design decision is made with this in mind
8/18/2020
Inspecting, Testing, And Maintaining Fire Alarm Systems
Refer to Chapter 14 of NFPA 72 to understand minimum levels of performance for fire alarm systems
8/18/2020
Tips For Energy Eficient Healthcare Facilities
Improving energy efficiency can be done in a few minutes a day
8/18/2020
Planning For Long-term Energy Efficiency
A multi-year energy-planning process allows for a wide range of 'what-if' scenarios
8/17/2020
Switching From Phone To Video Telehealth
The Institute for Family Health was conducting 1,800 telehealth visits per day — about two-thirds of which were via telephone
8/17/2020
