The July 2026 issue of Medical Environment Update will be the last one as we sunset this publication to create an offer that focuses on accreditation and patient safety issues that affect your entire care delivery process.
Because specimen transport involves personnel coordination, handoffs, and environmental conditions, there are many possible points of failure during the process—all of which can create significant consequences.
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the important issues that affect your job every day. Today, he talks about the dangers of aerosol...
Hospital labs don’t typically discover OSHA compliance gaps during routine operations. They often find them when an auditor is already on-site, and by then, it’s too late to fix what’s been quietly slipping.
Clinical laboratories require a tremendous amount of energy to function. From continuous ventilation to temperature-controlled storage, water consumption, and high volumes of waste, routine laboratory operations carry a significant environmental footprint.
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the important issues that affect your job every day. Today, he talks about national lab safety trends...
Protective gowns are a foundational element of laboratory and infection prevention safety programs, yet documentation practices around PPE procurement can be inconsistent.
Hazardous waste is a routine byproduct of medical laboratories, and proper handling and disposal are critical for workplace safety and regulatory compliance. Federal legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requires laboratories...
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the important issues that affect your job every day. Today, he talks about how too much experience can...
Thermal events tied to medication management devices are drawing heightened regulatory scrutiny—and hospital safety, facilities, and clinical engineering leaders should take notice.
