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Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
14
Issue
7

Yes, I know I said fire drills, but…

July 27, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant Please feel free to accuse me of “dogging it,” but since I am on vacation this week and you all probably need something of a vacation from me, here’s ...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
- Volume
2
Issue
8

Reopening your hospital: Flush water pipes, double-check maintenance

December 23, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control
As you reopen patient care areas for non-emergent care, be sure to flush water lines, check expiration dates on drugs and supplies, and ensure all equipment and spaces have been cleaned and disinfecte...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
14
Issue
7

Emergency management in (you guessed it) ambulatory healthcare

July 20, 2020
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I was really, really, really thinking that I’d be able to glom on to some other subject matter this week (which I suppose it partially true), but it w...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
14
Issue
7

Stuck on the same refrain: Outpatient! Outpatient! Outpatient!

July 13, 2021
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant I’m hoping to break the spell in kind of a reverse Beetlejuice invocation… As we try to obtain some level of clarity relative to the Joint Commissi...
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
- Volume
14
Issue
28

NIOSH Compiles Disinfectant Safety, Health Hazard Info Amid COVID-19

December 23, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently collected safety and health information on cleaners and disinfectants that employers can use in their hazard communication pr...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
21
Issue
7

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, July 2020

December 23, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Infection Control
Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletter ...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
14
Issue
7

Brother/Sister, can you spare a sprinkler head?

July 06, 2020
Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant This week, I continue my ruminations on all things relating to outpatient care sites (Quick question: Is there anyone out there who doesn’t have respo...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
21
Issue
7

California hospitals plan for power outages

December 23, 2025
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety
Last October, PG&E shut off power to more than 248 hospitals and millions of customers to prevent uncontrolled power outages during the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds. The winds have a tendency...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
- Volume
21
Issue
7

Age-Friendly Health Systems

December 23, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality & Errors
In the U.S., the population of older adults with complex healthcare needs is growing rapidly. While the total U.S. population rose 9.7% between 2000 and 2010, the population of adults 65 and older ros...
Inside Accreditation & Quality
- Volume
2
Issue
7

Few blanket waivers available within environment of care

December 23, 2025
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control
Stay on top of routine testing, maintenance, inspections, fire drills, and other life safety and environment of care requirements during the COVID-19 national emergency. ...

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