Trending News - September 2017
Fla. healthcare facilities rush to implement new regulations
Owners have until Nov. 15 to purchase generators and enough fuel to maintain temperatures below 80 degrees for at least four days
9/29/2017
California hospital designed to move up and down during an earthquake
The Loma Linda University Medical Center will be the first in the country engineered to move vertically
9/29/2017
Healthcare energy use/strategies illustrated
Infographic includes statistics regarding energy usage in healthcare facilities and the adoption rate of various energy-saving technologies and strategies.
9/29/2017
Benefits of digital signage in healthcare
Digital signage within the healthcare facility can improve the patient, visitor and staff experience
9/29/2017
St. Bernards Cancer Center: Major referral hospital gets major makeover
MD-10 aircraft outfitted as mobile teching hospital
9/29/2017
Florida nursing home worker fired after seeking help on Facebook
Requests resulted in industrial mist fans along with portable fans brought by family members of residents
9/28/2017
Oldest patients more vulnerable during disasters
Nursing homes and other facilities are required to have preparation plans in place
9/28/2017
Hospital in Upper Keys reopens after hurricane damage
Mariners Hospital in Tavernier evacuated its patients ahead of Irma approached and the hospital’s first floor was flooded
9/28/2017
Florida nursing home deaths blamed on preventable chaos
Only one nursing home with a power loss is known to have caused multiple deaths
9/28/2017
Microhospital: Scaling down without shirking standards
The growth of microhospitals is outpacing the development of environment-specific requirements
9/28/2017
Children’s Dentistry of Southern Nevada Names Genesis Galdamez as Las Vegas Regional Manager
9/28/2017
Healthcare Executive Andrew Hoover Joins Meridian as Vice President of Business Development
9/28/2017
Puerto Rico hospitals in dire straits after Maria
Storm has left hospitals flooded, strewn with rubble and dependent on diesel generators
9/27/2017
Nursing homes call Florida gov.'s emergency deadline impractical
Nursing homes ordered have generators capable of running air conditioning in place by Nov. 15
9/27/2017
Former ER nurse backs fired security staff
Mercy Mercy Hospital Springfield fired security and ER staff for 'patient care that was not up to hospital standards even in highly tense situations'
9/27/2017
N.Y. hospital ED earns LEED Gold
Northwell Health’s Huntington Hospital emergency department focuses on water use reduction
9/27/2017
Life Safety Q&A: Fire damper testing frequency for longterm care facilities
Brad Keyes discusses fire damper testing frequency for longterm care facilities
9/27/2017
Buffalo healthcare facilities serving food fresh from the farm
Hospitals, like restaurants, are stressing homegrown, locally sourced produce
9/27/2017
Becker’s Conference Roundup: A Winning Collaboration between an ACO and the Care Intelligence System
9/27/2017
Latest Version of exacqVision Enhances Situation Awareness and Adds User Controls for Administrators
9/27/2017
Florida governor gives assisted living communities 60 days to get generators
The facilities are also required to have enough fuel to enable them to maintain comfortable temperatures for at least 96 hours following a power outage
9/26/2017
HHS offers hurricane preparation guidance
Health information management is among the topics covered
9/26/2017
Most Florida healthcare facilities were ready for Irma
Despite Hollywood horror story, most other healthcare facilities in southern Florida were prepared
9/26/2017
Design changes are causing mold and moisture building failures
There is a relationship between the HVAC and building envelope design and performance
9/26/2017
Where healthcare laundry and infection prevention meet
A healthcare facility infection preventionist must navigate the intersection where healthcare laundry and infection prevention come together
9/26/2017
Doctors, nurses help design rooms for new SLU Hospital
The project has a design center, which contains mock-ups of all types of hospital rooms
9/26/2017
Intermountain backs Utah caregivers worried about DACA status
The system will help file the paperwork required for them to continue to legally live and work in the U.S.
9/25/2017
Florida nursing home where 11 died had emergency plan with no mention of air conditioning
The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills' plan created with copy-paste passages
9/25/2017
Emails show three Savannah hospitals backpedaled on hurricane response
Memorial Health agreed to house the medical needy
9/25/2017
Six trends in healthcare architecture
More than nearly any other industry, healthcare is in an almost constant state of growth and development
9/25/2017
HVAC experts suggest natural ventilation be allowed in most spaces outside of operating rooms
Natural ventilation is defined as the transport of fresh air through non-mechanical means, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
9/25/2017
New Orleans hospital patient infections linked to contaminated heater-cooler
Twelve patients at Children's Hospital in New Orleans contract rare SSI
9/25/2017