Safety - September 2016
Illinois hospital conducts power failure evacuation drill
Rockford healthcare facility prepares for the possibility of a major power emergency
9/29/2016
Hospital's safety problems tied to holes in fire compartment walls
The breaches in the £380million structure could affect how fire spreads around the hospital
9/19/2016
America has a surgical instrument quality epidemic
Detroit facility must explain how 11 years of sterile processing challenges went unaddressed
9/15/2016
Dirty medical tools dangers just emerging
Unclean surgical, medical instruments are nothing new
9/15/2016
Fire safety fears force remedial work healthcare facility
Builder is carrying out remedial work at a hospital it built ten years ago
9/14/2016
Proposed CMS emergency preparedness standards not expected to be 'radical departure’
CMS is expected to adopt its own standards by the end of 2016
9/14/2016
Storm damage forces Oklahoma hospital to transport patients
Severe weather leaves behind flooding and structural damage
9/12/2016
Elderly patients moved from U.K. hospital ward over fire safety fears
NHS Tayside closes a ward for elderly people at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Dundee, citing environmental risks as the reason
9/8/2016
Colorado healthcare facilities train for disaster
Drill tests regional response to mass-casualty incident
9/2/2016
Ways healthcare facilities can support staff after a disaster
New guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services offers tips on caring for employees
9/2/2016
Mock drill coordinates efforts of N.Y. community hospitals
Healthcare facilities practiced with a scenario in which a MQ-9 unmanned aircraft crashed on Fort Drum.
9/1/2016