What Does Light Daily Cleaning Miss in Patient Rooms?
Most environmental services workers still clean as if they are wiping dust off a countertop, not disrupting a living, structured community.
3/12/2026
AdventHealth Opens New Freestanding ER in Florida
The approximately 13,700-square-foot emergency room features 12 patient rooms, respiratory therapy services, diagnostic imaging including CT scans, X-ray and ultrasound.
3/12/2026
Smart Lighting Overhaul Boosts Efficiency, Diagnostics and Wellness at Bryan Health
Case study: LED upgrade and advanced controls across Bryan Health campuses cut lighting energy use by 57 percent while enhancing patient care and staff productivity.
3/12/2026
Dirty Floors: How Pathogens Can Accumulate and Spread Underfoot
Studies show that healthcare floors are covered in bacteria and can quickly spread throughout patient rooms.
3/11/2026
WellSpan Health Opens Its Newberry Hospital in Pennsylvania
This marks the opening of its 10th hospital in the region spanning Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland.
3/11/2026
Cahaba Center for Mental Health Ensnared in Data Breach
On March 28, 2025, Cahaba identified suspicious activity in an employee email account.
3/11/2026
Reframing the Construction Manager as a Community Manager
Managers must work with patients, community residents and other interested parties to ensure a smooth, successful construction projects
3/10/2026
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Health First Celebrates 'Topping Off' Ceremony for New Cape Canaveral Hospital Campus
Construction is slated to finish by the end of 2026 or early 2027.
3/10/2026
The University of Hawai'i Cancer Center Caught Up in Cyberattack
Investigations are still ongoing to assess other sensitive information that may have been impacted.
3/10/2026
Mature Dry Surface Biofilm Presents a Problem for Candida Auris
Multiple methods are described in the literature, but no consensus has been reached for disinfection efficacy tests against biofilms.
3/5/2026
Sutter Health's Arden Care Center Officially Opens
With an adaptive reuse of an underutilized office building, the 70,000 square-foot facility was renovated to meet current healthcare standards.
3/5/2026
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Falls to Data Breach
The investigation determined that an unauthorized individual accessed the network between August 22, 2025, and September 11, 2025.
3/5/2026
The High Cost of Healthcare Violence
As workplace violence increases, healthcare facilities face mounting financial and operational disruptions- prompting legislative action.
3/4/2026
EVS Teams Can Improve Patient Experience in Emergency Departments
A report confirmed that cleanliness of the ED was the third most impactful element on patient experience surveys.
3/4/2026
East Tennessee Children's Hospital to Become Dolly Parton Children's Hospital
It marks a collaboration designed to elevate children's healthcare across East Tennessee.
3/4/2026
The Future of the Global Hospital Hygiene Market
A market study details the current state of the global hygiene market and the factors that are expected to make a big difference in the next decade.
3/3/2026
Rethinking Fire Safety Inspections
Digital tools bridge the gap between growing facility complexity and workforce limitations, allowing teams to maintain the highest safety standards.
3/3/2026
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Officially Opens
With the new hospital comes other changes, including new street and building names on the medical campus.
3/3/2026
Healthcare and Resilience: A Pledge for Change
Climate resilience and reducing environmental impact drive voluntary program targeting hospitals.
2/26/2026
Texas Health Resources Announces New Hospital for North McKinney
Expected to open in 2028, the hospital will feature 60 beds initially with plans to double in capacity to accommodate for future community growth.
2/26/2026
Cedar Point Health Falls Victim to Data Breach
Cedar Point Health has no evidence directly linking this incident to specific incidents of financial fraud or identity theft.
2/26/2026