Industry News - May 2016
Hospital security guards indicted for patient death
Two former guards at MedStar Washington Hospital Center were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 74-year-old patient
5/31/2016
Dancing to the hand-hygiene tune
Hospital matron writes song to deliver hand-hygiene message
5/27/2016
OSHA may make hospital workplace injury data public
Hospitals would be classified as a 'high-hazard' industry
5/27/2016
Hospitals urged to follow mold protocol
Investigators focusing on negative pressure room at UPMC Presbyterian
5/25/2016
Field hospital set up to serve workers restoring Canadian city after fire
Facility in Fort McMurray will have emergency services, a lab, pharmacy, X-ray and head CT
5/25/2016
Venezuela’s failing hospitals lack reliable power, water supplies
At the University of the Andes Hospital there is not enough water to wash blood from the operating table
5/23/2016
CDC links UPMC mold infections to improper use of negative-pressure rooms
CDC releases findings from its investigation into a cluster of fatal mold infections at two Pittsburgh hospitals
5/20/2016
Live white python falls from ceiling in Tacoma hospital
The snake spent a month slithering around Tacoma General Hospital
5/19/2016
Mayo Clinic investing in Fla. healthcare facility
The nation’s biggest healthcare organizations are focusing on Florida
5/19/2016
Milwaukee hospital adds dogs to security team
St. Joseph's Hospital adds dogs to help keep patients safe and calm
5/18/2016
CDC launches campaign to improve hand-hygiene compliance
The 'Clean Hands Count' campaign promotes compliance by addressing myths about hand hygiene
5/18/2016
FDA cancels recall of superbug-linked scope cleaners
Hospitals still must not use the reprocessors in question to disinfect some endoscopes
5/17/2016
CMS ruling lets ASCs operate as timeshare properties
Dual-licensed surgery center opens in Colorado
5/16/2016
Joint Commission recently OK'd deletion of 131 requirements
The deleted requirements have become a routine part of operations
5/11/2016
Boston healthcare facility includes a room for highs
Boston Health Care for the Homeless opens a room where drug users can ride out their highs under medical supervision
5/9/2016
Operating room fire reveals lapse in safety planning
Lack of prevention plan called 'jeopardy situation'
5/9/2016
Worker protection guidelines for Zika
CDC recommends use of personal protective equipment and hand-hygiene
5/4/2016
Doctor fired for hiding spy pens in bathroom to catch thief
The doctor, who also faces criminal charges, said he hid the cameras to catch the person who'd stolen his prescription medication and a camera
5/4/2016
Entering the male-dominated healthcare facility management
Woman discusses how she got started in healthcare facility management
5/4/2016
Meijer adding medical clinics inside more stores
Retailers partner with healthcare providers to meet people where they are in Wisconsin and Michigan
5/3/2016
Elizabethkingia bacteria found in a baby in Wisconsin
The CDC and State Department of Hygiene did not recommend culturing any additional patients or hospital staff
5/2/2016