Trending News - March 2018
Parents say Florida hospital allowed tribal police to kidnap newborn
Hospital security personnel accompanied tribal police in taking the baby
3/29/2018
Mass. hospital steps up security after former employee sends troubling email
South Shore Hospital added security after the incident involving the former employee
3/29/2018
Survey shows some decreased hospital security training
350 respondents participated in Campus Safety magazine’s 2017 Hospital Security Survey
3/29/2018
Severe weather: The four extreme threats safety personnel need to know
Seventy-eight percent of disasters recorded in the United States each year are weather-related
3/29/2018
Veterans hospital killings spotlights healthcare worker risks
Serious workplace violence is on average four times more common in healthcare settings
3/29/2018
Survey says consumer focus driving hospital design
Modern Healthcare's 2018 Construction and Design Survey analyzed nearly 120 contracting, design, development and architecture firms
3/29/2018
Fire that threatened Amarillo hospital district brought potential evacuation lessons
Office of Emergency Management director discusses preparing for a worst-case scenario
3/28/2018
Air disinfection in an inpatient pharmacy using a shielded ultraviolet C system
A tertiary care hospital’s success story
3/28/2018
Lawmakers seek OSHA standard on healthcare facility violence
Standard would require healthcare facilities to develop and implement facility- and unit-specific workplace violence prevention plans
3/28/2018
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Door frames
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for door frames
3/28/2018
Texas children’s hospital works fun into its tower design
Cook Children’s Medical Center South Tower in Fort Worth includes a new heart center
3/28/2018
Technology changing healthcare design process
Systems that help understand doctor and nurse workflows can simplify design choices
3/28/2018
Wold Architects and Engineers Launches New Website to Better Connect with Clients and Communities
3/28/2018
Dealing with elderly patient wandering, elopement
The number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is skyrocketing
3/27/2018
Behavioral health is being integrated into primary care settings
Designers are optimizing built environments where clinicians can easily collaborate in a single space, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
3/27/2018
Maximizing healthcare facility HVAC system output
HVAC optimization involves automatically controlling HVAC systems to deliver work at energy-efficient levels
3/27/2018
Nurse killed in UAB-Hospital Highlands shooting
Another employee was injured and the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
3/27/2018
Lighting can affect patient care
Light can play a role in improving health outcomes for patients and providing healthy work environments
3/27/2018
Resiliency a growing concern in healthcare design
Power outages have been the most common resiliency-related events in the past three years
3/27/2018
Maximizing cooling tower technology for HVAC, power and industrial applications
New technology advancements provide up to 50 percent more cooling capacity, greater energy and installation savings, fewer components and easier maintenance
3/27/2018
University Hospitals faces lawsuits over lost embryos
The temperature in a liquid nitrogen freezer at the UH Fertility Center unexpectedly rose
3/26/2018
Modernizing the operating room
The productivity of surgery space can be enhanced by capturing and repurposing it, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
3/26/2018
Biophilic design becoming more common in healthcare facilities
'Biophilia,' refers to the urge to affiliate with other forms of life
3/26/2018
Study identifies the high-risk surfaces for C. diff
Researchers sampled 16 sites within patient isolation rooms and patient bays to determine the hardest-to-clean areas
3/26/2018
ECRI Institute ranks 2018's top patient safety risks
New risks, existing concerns that are changing because of new technology, and persistent issues made the list
3/26/2018
VITEC's Expanding HEVC Ecosystem on Display at 2018 NAB Show With Launch of MGW Diamond Encoder
3/26/2018
Union says VA facilities should have armed security
The 600 officers protecting VA campuses in California are unarmed
3/23/2018
Drone has eyes on hospital project
Illinois healthcare facility uses drone to help manage 65-acre construction site
3/23/2018
Nurse shortages and crowded wards could reverse infection prevention progress
Antibiotic Research UK said the bed occupancy at NHS hospitals make the spread of bacterial infections more likely
3/23/2018
Maximizing cooling tower technology for HVAC, power and industrial applications
New technology advancements provide up to 50 percent more cooling capacity, greater energy and installation savings, fewer components and easier maintenance
3/23/2018
Infected previous bed occupants, roommates increase HAI risk
Odds of infected patients having been exposed to a roommate with the same organism were 4.82 times
3/23/2018
Ultrasound, MRI reports highly vulnerable to cyber crimes
Healthcare saw a 210 percent increase in publicly disclosed security incidents in 2017 over 2016
3/23/2018
