TJC’s top 10 challenges from 2018 show you need to check your sprinkler heads

Inside Accreditation & Quality
May 28, 2019
Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

This photo illustrates the amount of dust that can accumulate on a sprinkler head, possibly impeding the water flow or the time it takes for the...Read More »

Dry your eyes: Keeping ahead of the water(s)

Mac's Safety Space
May 28, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

One of the more...Read More »

Seattle Hospital shuts down ORs after finding fungus

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
May 23, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

Seattle Children’s Hospital shut down four of its 14 operating rooms (OR) this week after mold was detected last weekend, forcing the facility to...Read More »

Carbon-dating compliance: What happened when…

Mac's Safety Space
May 21, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

…and how responsible...Read More »

Does your healthcare facility have water intrusion?

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
May 20, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Protect your building and patients from fungal exposureRead More »

Let’s begin again, begin the begin: CMS ligature risks codified!

Mac's Safety Space
May 13, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

While I have little...Read More »

Like the dust that settles all around me: I got those low-down TJC FAQ blues

Mac's Safety Space
May 6, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

I don’t know if...Read More »

Prioritize sepsis assessments in your overcrowded emergency department

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor
April 30, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

Emergency department crowding leads to a significant increase in door-to-antibiotic time for septic patients, ...Read More »

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day: EOC orientation and ongoing education

Mac's Safety Space
April 29, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment, Accreditation & Survey Preparation
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

Going to touch on a...Read More »

I’d like to know, can you tell me, please don’t tell me: Behavioral health and egress

Mac's Safety Space
April 22, 2019
Environment and Facilities, Physical environment
By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant

In response to last...Read More »

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