Emergency Management

As cases climb, the U.S. declares monkeypox the second public health emergency in less than three years.Read More »

With monkeypox cases climbing in each state, sometimes dramatically, hospitals should be creating and implementing a plan that includes education...Read More »

Ensure staff know how to handle laboratory specimens as well as hazardous medical waste associated with suspected monkeypox patients.Read More »

Establish a monkeypox emerging infectious disease team now that all but...Read More »

Anyone who thought that COVID19 would be appearing in the rearview mirror as we sped down the highway of life came face-to-face with a double dose...Read More »

Check your patient transportation procedures and HVAC systems, and count your body bags. You might need both before the end of this brutal summer...Read More »

For the third time, CMS has revised its June 2021 ...Read More »

Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, life safety coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital and former Life Safety Code^®...Read More »

The Joint Commission’s newly reorganized and revised Emergency Management standards do not address crisis of care standards now, but the...Read More »

Now that we’ve turned full on into July (I’m parched just thinking about it), The Joint Commission survey process is going to (at least for a time...Read More »