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

February 16, 2026

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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Amid COVID-19, OSHA issues respirator guidance for long-term care facilities

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control, Workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued respiratory protection guidance for assisted living, nursing home, and other long-term care facilities. The guidance focuses on the use ...

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Flu shots still required but TJC eliminates 90% goal

October 29, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

As of January 1, 2021, you will have one less thing to worry about: The Joint Commission (TJC) is eliminating its requirement that hospitals set a goal toward achieving a 90% vaccination rate under In...

Mac's Safety Space

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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...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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

February 16, 2026

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...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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The difference between a COVID mask and a smoke mask

February 16, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, face masks have become ubiquitous (though occasionally controversial) in 2020—from N95 respirators to homemade masks made from bandanas and t-shirts. During the he...

Inside Accreditation & Quality

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Post-pandemic: Be prepared to explain how you’re going to catch up

February 16, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Be prepared to explain to surveyors how you will catch up with any inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) of non-critical systems that had been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Upda...

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United States faring poorly in coronavirus deaths

February 16, 2026

Infection Control

U.S. coronavirus deaths are likely understated, and the United States has relatively high COVID-19 mortality compared to 18 similar countries, a pair of recent studies published by the Journal of the ...

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Mortality data supports placing seriously ill coronavirus patients on ECMO

February 16, 2026

Patient Safety, Infection Control

Seriously ill coronavirus patients placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation life support have a similar mortality rate as other patients placed on ECMO with acute respiratory distress syndrome (A...

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Coronavirus can be spread through airborne transmission

February 16, 2026

Infection Control

Coronavirus droplets and particles “can linger in the air for minutes to hours,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their updated COVID-19 guidance on October 5. The infectio...

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

Amid COVID-19, OSHA issues respirator guidance for long-term care facilities

Flu shots still required but TJC eliminates 90% goal

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

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

The difference between a COVID mask and a smoke mask

Post-pandemic: Be prepared to explain how you’re going to catch up

United States faring poorly in coronavirus deaths

Mortality data supports placing seriously ill coronavirus patients on ECMO

Coronavirus can be spread through airborne transmission

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