Safety - August 2018
Hundreds of Fla. assisted living facilities without critical equipment
Some counties have received failing grade for not having plans in place
8/30/2018
Hawaii hospitals prepared for Hurricane Lane patients
Healthcare facilities stocked up on supplies and generators
8/28/2018
Hospital scavenger hunt teaches employees workplace safety skills
Workers earn prize tickets for fixing issues
8/24/2018
Getting ready for a CMS emergency preparedness survey
Long-term care facilities have to decide whether to focus on high-impact but low-frequency events or more common, but less impactful events
8/21/2018
Test, inspect, maintain: Fire suppression system priorities
If the facility or its mission changes, facility managers must be able to recognize and understand how those changes might cause a water-based fire suppression system to fail
8/21/2018
CMS says Joint Commission recommendations set standard for ligature risk
CMS surveyors will be referring to those recommendations when looking for environmental hazards
8/17/2018
10 taken to hospital after feeling sick at N.H. medical center
Employees reported feeling dizzy, lightheaded, and tightness in their chests
8/14/2018
Safety improvements ordered for hospitals after arson attack
Entire staff will receive face-to-face fire safety training
8/7/2018
Seismic deadlines looming for California hospitals
Kern River Valley facing bed shortage in event of disaster
8/6/2018
