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Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, keep those (fire) door-ies rollin’…

October 26, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Just because I am fascinated by all sorts of stuff (and I suspect that, since you’re still with me on this, you might be interested in all sorts of st...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Keeping wildfire smoke out of your facility

December 22, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

With over 100 fires destroying entire towns and displacing hundreds of thousands of people, 2020 was one of the worst wildfire seasons on record for the West Coast (see Healthcare under fire: Treating...

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The Fountains of Youth and Water Management Programs

October 19, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As a follow to last week’s item about water management programs, I know a lot of folks are not using their drinking fountains (or as we know them in t...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: Exits, slips, pipes, and evacuations in the snow

December 22, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Workplace safety

Winter snow, ice, and cold should be a few weeks away—but it’s 2020, so we shouldn’t take anything for granted. Regardless, hospitals and clinics should run through their annual winter checklists now....

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Madman Across the Water Management Program

October 12, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant This week brings us something of an unexpected development in the management of the physical environment as our friends in Chicago are seeking comment...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Get ready for a new TJC water management standard

October 07, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission seeks comment on proposed new water management requirements. ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Healthcare under fire: Treating patients during the 2020 wildfires

December 22, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

As of this September, 2020 has already been declared the worst wildfire season in U.S. history, with more fires possible all the way into December. Over 4.5 million acres have been burned in Californi...

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Is it really transparency if they have to catch you first?

October 05, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant A few months ago, I was working with a facility that, as it turns out, was experiencing challenges with managing temperature and humidity in some of t...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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HFAP: Problems continue with physical environment, IC, quality

December 22, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

CMS has signaled that accrediting organizations (AO) like HFAP can resume even more surveys in areas where the COVID-19 patient surge is slowing. But what will HFAP surveyors be looking for? In lat...

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Fall protection in all seasons

September 29, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant This week’s missive is something more of a “bite” than the usual multi-course jabbering, but I think you may find this of interest. I’ve found t...

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Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, keep those (fire) door-ies rollin’…

Keeping wildfire smoke out of your facility

The Fountains of Youth and Water Management Programs

Q&A: Exits, slips, pipes, and evacuations in the snow

Madman Across the Water Management Program

Get ready for a new TJC water management standard

Healthcare under fire: Treating patients during the 2020 wildfires

Is it really transparency if they have to catch you first?

HFAP: Problems continue with physical environment, IC, quality

Fall protection in all seasons

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