Environment and Facilities

Holiday decorations can be infectious. And not in a good way, if they are in your hospital corridors and waiting areas.Read More »

Be ready for surveyors with The Joint Commission to be ramping back up pre-pandemic levels. And the environment of care, fire safety and...Read More »

Since this is the season for evergreens, let’s close out 2022 with a little eyewash station madness.Read More »

As I write this, it is the anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and I think you could make the...Read More »

All signs point to a turbulent 2022–2023 winter season, according to an ...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 »

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 »