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A cautionary tale for travelers: The only nose you’ll want to see this week

November 23, 2020

Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I’m not sure how many folks will be traveling this week (the CDC is advising folks to refrain from travel). But having spent a goodly portion of the p...

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You probably already know about this, but…the threats just keep on coming

November 09, 2020

Cybersecurity & Technology, Environment and Facilities

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any more dramatic (we even had an earthquake this morning in Southern New England—I don’t know that I had ever...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Earthquake safety for hospitals: Before, during, and after

December 22, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

While many view earthquakes as a West Coast issue, the truth is that 45 states and U.S. territories are at moderate to high risk for earthquakes. Some of this risk is from natural features like fault ...

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We know it will never be easy, but will it ever get easier?

November 16, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant It’s always interesting (and perhaps a bit thrilling) when an announcement comes flying over the transom from our friends in Chicago unveiling “modifi...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Coronavirus: Northwell's 10-step recipe for addressing patient surges

December 22, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

One of New York's largest health systems marshaled a range of resources and expertise to cope with the spring coronavirus surge. With coronavirus hospitalizations surging nationwide this fall, healthc...

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Civil unrest while managing a pandemic: Lessons learned in Minnesota

November 04, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

This year has been brutal on many levels, especially in healthcare. There’s the coronavirus pandemic. The cold and snow of winter, the broiling heat of summer, the fury of hurricanes and wildfires, ea...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Saving money and water in healthcare

November 03, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Quality & Errors

With more droughts and heat waves expected in upcoming years, it’s time for hospitals and clinics to be more water-conscious Climate change is making the world hotter and drier, with more intense h...

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Masking Tape/Taping Masks: Essential PPE is still in the mix

November 02, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As 2020 continues to roll along with no apparent respite from dealing with COVID on the horizon, it’s probably not a bad idea to share some PPE-relate...

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Be sure to include life safety issues on winter checklist

December 22, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

With temperatures dropping and snow on the way in many states, hospitals and clinics need to create a checklist of winter safety items. We asked Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance...

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Assess your EVS program for infection control problems before surveyors show up

December 22, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Assess your environmental cleaning protocols, ensure staff are trained properly, and verify the effectiveness of both as CMS increases scrutiny of infection prevention and control during the coronavir...

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A cautionary tale for travelers: The only nose you’ll want to see this week

You probably already know about this, but…the threats just keep on coming

Earthquake safety for hospitals: Before, during, and after

We know it will never be easy, but will it ever get easier?

Coronavirus: Northwell's 10-step recipe for addressing patient surges

Civil unrest while managing a pandemic: Lessons learned in Minnesota

Saving money and water in healthcare

Masking Tape/Taping Masks: Essential PPE is still in the mix

Be sure to include life safety issues on winter checklist

Assess your EVS program for infection control problems before surveyors show up

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