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Tool: Use agenda template to keep your HICS meetings on track

December 23, 2025

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

Modify this template of an incident command meeting agenda for your organization, to help you keep your hospital incident command system (HICS) planning on track, especially if you are managing multip...

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Why does it happen? Because it happens…

August 25, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As to that thought/question (or question/thought), for those of you working through your utility systems risk assessments to ensure compliance with NF...

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FGI seeks public comment on 2022 update to Guidelines for Design and Construction

December 23, 2025

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

The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) is asking for public comment through September on the 2022 update to the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction, which “provide minimum standards for design...

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Why are we here? Because we’re here!

August 17, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Workplace safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant One item came up on the radar this past week or so and it appears (I poked around in the archival blogosphere and could find no mention) that I’ve not...

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Protect your longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

August 11, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Workplace safety

As the COVID-19 surge continues through its second wave and collides with influenza season as well as hurricanes, wildfires, or whatever natural disasters the year still has in store, supply experts h...

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I feel like we’ve crossed this bridge before…fire drills are all the RACE!

August 11, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant While the numbers are fairly small (though at almost 30% for a noncompliance rate during 2019 surveys, you could certainly make the case that almost a...

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As pandemic drags on, NAHQ and ASHE conferences go virtual

August 04, 2020

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

More than four months into the COVID-19 lockdown, we’re seeing some states gradually open up and others frantically put restrictions back in place because of new surges in coronavirus cases. Meanwhile...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2020

December 23, 2025

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

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Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any stranger…

August 03, 2020

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

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant But first (as promised), a word about fire drills (there will be more, maybe next week, depends on what comes flying over the transom…): About a month...

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Researchers Examine Death Risks for Coronavirus Patients in ICUs

December 23, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control

New research has linked several factors with risk of death in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ...

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Tool: Use agenda template to keep your HICS meetings on track

Why does it happen? Because it happens…

FGI seeks public comment on 2022 update to Guidelines for Design and Construction

Why are we here? Because we’re here!

Protect your longterm supply chain: Don’t hoard, just order what you need

I feel like we’ve crossed this bridge before…fire drills are all the RACE!

As pandemic drags on, NAHQ and ASHE conferences go virtual

Inside Accreditation and Quality, August 2020

Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any stranger…

Researchers Examine Death Risks for Coronavirus Patients in ICUs

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