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Don’t think they don’t see this stuff too…

April 11, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant While I don’t doubt that we will revisit this topic at some point in the not-too-distant future, there’s been a confluence (small pun intended) of rec...

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Q&A with Scott Wytosick, life safety coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital

December 20, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

In February, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) introduced the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act (Pro Codes Act), which would safeguard public ac...

Healthcare Safety Leader

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Stay on top of hospital construction with attention to compliance details

April 05, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

When building a new hospital, get involved early in the design, appoint someone with a thorough background in NFPA and other building regulations to be on-site daily, and round early and often to keep...

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Where were you when the lights went out…

April 04, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

They didn’t? That’s great – but there may be folks out there with other ideas. ...

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Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

December 20, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Training and education in any professional role can help individuals improve their skills and learning competencies. Training and education opportunities, however, often get sidelined by day-to-day du...

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What are the hot button issues in healthcare security?

December 20, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety

by Dom Nicastro No healthcare professional needs to be reminded of the risks and elevated threats of violence during tense moments with patients and their families, especially in a pandemic. Wit...

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Apparently, it’s Monday Morning somewhere…

March 21, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

I suppose it was only a matter of time before the forensic unraveling of the last two years or so would begin to take center stage, so the latest issuance from the folks at the Association for Profess...

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Review documentation for WPV, water management as you prep for survey

December 20, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety

Be sure that your leadership has signed off on workplace violence assessments and that water management plans are being acted upon as you prepare for your next survey with The Joint Commission. ...

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Normalizing relations – a step in a good direction…

February 28, 2022

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

A few weeks ago, the good folks at CMS revised their take on how they were going to be surveying organizations relative to their handling of COVID-19 as a specific focus. Much as the adoption of emerg...

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Ask the Expert: Do you need to do fire extinguisher training in surgical or kitchen areas?

February 15, 2022

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Q: Do we need to do fire extinguisher training in surgery, the kitchen, and MRI? ...

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Don’t think they don’t see this stuff too…

Q&A with Scott Wytosick, life safety coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital

Stay on top of hospital construction with attention to compliance details

Where were you when the lights went out…

Put healthcare life safety compliance training and education front and center

What are the hot button issues in healthcare security?

Apparently, it’s Monday Morning somewhere…

Review documentation for WPV, water management as you prep for survey

Normalizing relations – a step in a good direction…

Ask the Expert: Do you need to do fire extinguisher training in surgical or kitchen areas?

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