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Mac's Safety Space

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Thank you for being round pegs in a square world…

November 25, 2019

Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As this is a somewhat shortened week (in complete recognition that safety never takes a holiday), I just wanted to briefly touch base to thank you all...

Mac's Safety Space

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When you’ve done all you can do, what do you do?

February 16, 2026

Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safet As I start this, I’m thinking it will be kind of brief, but you and I have both been at the receiving end of my brevity, so we’ll see what happens. As I ponder...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Survey readiness: Review your compliance against top EC, LS challenges

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In preparing for your upcoming survey, review how your facility stands up to the top 10 most challenging standards within the physical environment outlined by Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, director o...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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How to approach better medication management

February 16, 2026

Quality & Errors

The numbers are staggering—more than 10,000 prescription medications on the market, with many patients on more than one medication at a time (PSNet, 2019). According to a recent study by the Get the M...

Mac's Safety Space

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Not just dentists need drills

October 04, 2021

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

There’s an interesting article on the history of fire drills in the latest issue of Health Facilities Management if you’ve not checked it out. I had the chance to do some work at St. Anthony’s Hospita...

Mac's Safety Space

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From the sky we look so organized and brave

February 16, 2026

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Once again (I’m thinking there’s no surprise to this), the public health emergency wrought by the impact of COVID-19 on just about anything you’d care...

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The roar of the ’20s continues: Optimism abounds!

February 16, 2026

Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I trust that you all were able to carve out some downtime over the holidays. While there was (seemingly) much less rushing around than normal, in many...

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Are you transmitting? Late night fire drills and alarm signals…

February 16, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I think we can safely say that sometimes it is tough to pinpoint specifics when it comes down to what performance elements are cited during regulatory...

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Doing the waive: Categorical waivers are still in the mix…

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant In preparation for last week’s missive on the transmission of fire alarm signals during fire drills (more on that in a moment), I ran across a CMS cat...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Put on your Grinch suit: Time to remind staff of holiday dos and don’ts

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Much-needed holiday happiness might be around the corner, but now’s the time to review your hospital attire and holiday decoration policies. Then remind managers and staff what the expectations are fo...

Thank you for being round pegs in a square world…

When you’ve done all you can do, what do you do?

Survey readiness: Review your compliance against top EC, LS challenges

How to approach better medication management

Not just dentists need drills

From the sky we look so organized and brave

The roar of the ’20s continues: Optimism abounds!

Are you transmitting? Late night fire drills and alarm signals…

Doing the waive: Categorical waivers are still in the mix…

Put on your Grinch suit: Time to remind staff of holiday dos and don’ts

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