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. When you think about laboratory safety, images of...
According to the CDC’s November 21, 2024, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), vaccination rates among nursing home and long-term care residents are low.
Ensuring safety within hospital environments is a multifaceted challenge that requires constant vigilance and adaptation. Healthcare facilities must navigate complex regulatory landscapes, maintain intricate safety systems and foster a culture of continuous improvement to protect patients, staff...
You can’t use bleach on everything in your laboratory. Cleaning and disinfecting the myriad of surfaces, tools, and equipment in your lab requires a variety of cleaners, soaps, and disinfectants. While one cleaner might be good for killing off acid-fast bacteria, it might damage or corrode your...
While there are certainly many prognosticators in the media that are not held accountable for missteps, for those charged with providing a safe and secure environment, there’s not a lot of wiggle room when it comes to identifying protective measures that will keep things running smoothly.
The role of a health equity officer (HEO) is to steward equity in a healthcare facility and ensure care quality regardless of a patient’s ethnicity, wealth, sexuality, or age.
Suicide prevention, hand hygiene, medication safety, and patient identification are all on The Joint Commission’s list of National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) for 2025. NPSGs were designed to target identified patient safety issues of significant concern and to reduce that risk through process...
Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF), such as Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus disease, represent an ongoing threat even if their chance of occurrence on U.S. soil may seem low. These highly infectious diseases not only carry a high mortality rate but also present unique challenges for hospital...
Life safety professionals will have their work cut out for them in 2025, says Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, life safety expert and consultant with Jensen Hughes in Independence, Ohio. In addition to evergreen issues like sprinkler piping and scab patches, healthcare facilities...
