Safety - September 2018
Green Building Council Institute adopts RELi resilience standard
The new standard will complement LEED’s Resilient Design pilot credits
9/26/2018
Tech lessons from healthcare facilities that survived recent natural disasters
Many hospitals are not ready for a natural disaster
9/21/2018
Right de-icer/anti-icer can improve safety, save money
Hospital grounds maintenance staff are responsible for health and well-being of patients and creating a safe workplace in which clinical staff can care for patients
9/20/2018
Hurricane season tests disaster recovery plans
Nearly half of providers report that they lack a comprehensive disaster recovery plan
9/19/2018
A year after Hurricane Irma, there are still nursing home preparedness concerns
Nursing homes hit by disaster often struggle to execute emergency plans and protect residents
9/17/2018
California senior-facilities’ staffs allegedly abandoned residents during Tubbs Fire
State regulators moved to revoke the licenses of two Santa Rosa senior housing facilities
9/14/2018
Common life-safety violations that can mean lost funding
Government funding involves multiple organizations that all have different standards healthcare facilities must uphold
9/13/2018
Teen kills herself in 'suicide-proof' bedrooms hospital unit
The area of the Glasgow healthcare facility was designed with 'safe' bedrooms
9/12/2018
Hospitals can be difficult to protect from gun violence, experts say
Staffing, equipment can be cost-prohibitive
9/10/2018
Nurses fear increasing attacks by patients
Experts say the frequency and severity of attacks on nurses and other front-line hospital staffers has risen substantially during the past decade
9/7/2018
Senior care facility cited in death of woman in hospital building stairwell
75-year-old woman was found dead in the stairwell of locked power plant building
9/7/2018
Safety nets installed after glass panel falls from hospital
Panels have fallen from the building at least three times since it opened
9/6/2018
