Environment and Facilities

Careful with those holiday decorations. They can bring joy, but too much joy can also bring a citation from CMS,  accrediting organizations or the...Read More »

Those scenarios remind me of labs that suddenly need to use the emergency shower—and are quite unprepared for the event.Read More »

Use this checklist of questions to review and inform your winter emergency preparedness plan.Read More »

When standards have been realigned in the past, certain “requirements” were dropped off, but some of those things never really went away, mostly...Read More »

Rural residents face unique challenges to accessing healthcare such as far-flung geography, according to Dartmouth Health.Read More »

Violence against nurses is rising. Here are some steps about what's being done to combat workplace violence.Read More »

The other day, I fielded a question regarding the use of plug-in air fresheners and what regulatory-based prohibitions/allowances might be...Read More »

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and 34 other healthcare organizations are urging the Biden administration to hold a summit to...Read More »

What’s the problem in this photograph and how would you fix it if you were to find this in your hospital’s kitchen?Read More »

Whether it's extreme heat or intense freezing temperatures, extreme weather will always be on the table and can put healthcare facilities and...Read More »