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Healthcare Safety Leader
- Volume
32
Issue
5

From paperwork to practice: Healthcare facilities brace for real-world emergency scenarioswe

May 06, 2024
Climate Change, Cybersecurity & Technology, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety, Physical environment
Scott Wytosick, a fire and life safety consultant at Jensen Hughes, catches up this month with Healthcare Safety Leader to discuss topics such as adapting Life Safety Code® (LSC) compliance for a post...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
18
Issue
5

Should we talk about the weather?

May 06, 2024
Climate Change, Environment and Facilities, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Physical environment
Having bopped around a fair amount of the nation over the last 6 months or so, I heard a fair number of stories from folks working in healthcare of the many and varied travails they faced during the w...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
18
Issue
4

MRI safety—It’s everyone’s responsibility

December 13, 2025
Healthcare Staff, Physical environment
… whether they know it or not! ...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
18
Issue
4

Emergency management: Glass half full or glass half empty?

December 13, 2025
Physical environment, Environment and Facilities
Or is there even a glass when there is no dire emergency facing healthcare? ...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
18
Issue
4

A portion of the physical environment is invisible

April 08, 2024
Physical environment, Environment and Facilities
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot work that involves above-the-ceiling inspections, so I’ve been spending a fair amount of time in “backstage” areas. As my knees will tell you (as they have been reminding...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
18
Issue
4

Is compliance in the physical environment a solvable equation?

December 13, 2025
Physical environment, Environment and Facilities
There always seems to be a lot of interest in how folks manage conditions in the environment, particularly how “other” folks are managing conditions in the environment. Clearly, the interest in all th...
Mac's Safety Space
- Volume
18
Issue
3

ECRI top 10 patient safety concerns

December 13, 2025
Infection Control, Patient Safety, Physical environment
Recently, the good folks at ECRI revealed their report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2024. I don’t know that anyone would be surprised at what made the list, though I am surprised that one...
Healthcare Safety Leader
- Volume
32
Issue
2

The benefits of exercise

December 13, 2025
Natural & Manmade Disasters, Physical environment
There is not one hospital in the United States that is immune from disasters, whether caused by internal system failures or events externally directed at them and the communities they serve. Yet many ...
Healthcare Safety Leader
- Volume
32
Issue
1

What is Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design and how can it help hospital safety? Part 2

December 13, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Physical environment
Obviously, the best time to apply CPTED principles is during the design phase of new construction, says Daniel Loo, CPP, PSS, regional practice leader of security for Telgian. However, CPTED principle...
Healthcare Safety Leader
- Volume
32
Issue
1

What is Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design and how can it help hospital safety? Part 1

December 13, 2025
Environment and Facilities, Workplace safety, Cybersecurity & Technology, Physical environment
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) can serve as a solution for preventing illegal activities and mitigating security risks, according to officials at security company Telgian. Can i...

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