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Q&A: Hurricane preparation in 2022

April 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Physical environment

It’s hurricane season, and the time to prepare was yesterday. As climate change increases the strength and frequency of hurricanes and storms, hospitals and healthcare facilities in hurricane-prone ar...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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5,217 nurses were assaulted on the job just in Q2 2022

April 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

That equates to more than two nursing personnel assaulted every hour; 57 per day; and 1,739 per month, the data reveals. “Nurses take an oath to do no harm, and many put their own safety and health...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Addressing the healthcare disparities facing LGBTQ+ patients

September 13, 2022

Quality & Errors, Health Equity

Members of the LGBTQ+ community often experience discrimination, and that can extend to the realm of healthcare. A community member’s wellness can be put at risk due to healthcare workers’ lack of exp...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Surgical fire and IC risks, and EC problems highlighted on survey

September 13, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Infection Control, Fire & Life Safety

Check your eyewash stations, verify air pressure relationships, ensure exit signs are functioning, review surgical instruments for proper sterilization, ensure food temperatures are within range, and ...

Medical Environment Update

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Blood clot prevention: Who needs to wear an SCD and for how long?

September 13, 2022

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Cybersecurity & Technology, Healthcare Staff

The CDC estimates that almost 1 million Americans suffer from venous thromboembolism (VTE), also known as blood clots. VTE is a term that is comprised of two medical conditions: deep vein thrombosis (...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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No new talks planned as 3-day nurses strike starts in Twin Cities, Duluth

April 13, 2026

Leadership & Finance, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

Nurses at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and northern Minnesota began a three-day walkout Monday morning, September 12, 2022. The strike started at 7 a.m. and is scheduled to last until early Thur...

Mac's Safety Space

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Unauthorized field modifications – what you don’t know can hurt you

September 12, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I have an absolutely clear understanding that there are very few (OK, very, very, very few) healthcare facilities for which there is enough space for ...

Medical Environment Update

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A pox on lab safety

April 13, 2026

Infection Control, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

There is a new “pox” on lab safety—monkeypox. Like the most recent novel virus (COVID-19), the unknowns about the monkeypox virus are creating new safety concerns for laboratorians, and it is now time...

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Preparation tips for active shooter scenarios: “Self-rescue” mentality, social media, and interactive training

April 13, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

This is the first of a two-part article where security leader Robert Nordby catches up with HLSC and looks at ways to prevent and mitigate active shooter events at healthcare facilities. An active ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Six strategies to reduce patient discharge and care transition risk

April 13, 2026

Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors

The U.S. healthcare staffing crisis is severely impacting patients. Among other effects, it is causing a dramatic increase in the length of expensive hospital stays. Four in 10 hospitals have strug...

Q&A: Hurricane preparation in 2022

5,217 nurses were assaulted on the job just in Q2 2022

Addressing the healthcare disparities facing LGBTQ+ patients

Surgical fire and IC risks, and EC problems highlighted on survey

Blood clot prevention: Who needs to wear an SCD and for how long?

No new talks planned as 3-day nurses strike starts in Twin Cities, Duluth

Unauthorized field modifications – what you don’t know can hurt you

A pox on lab safety

Preparation tips for active shooter scenarios: “Self-rescue” mentality, social media, and interactive training

Six strategies to reduce patient discharge and care transition risk

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