CHICAGO, Ill. –The Health Research & Educational Trust of the American Hospital Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are launching a three-year initiative to improve the implementation of infection prevention and control efforts in U.S. hospitals. Read More …
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OSHA, NIOSH Release New Toolkit to Better Protect Hospital Workers from Transmissible Diseases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recently released the Hospital Respiratory Protection Toolkit, a resource for healthcare employers to use to protect hospital staff from respiratory hazards. Read More …
Clean Design: Taking the long, whole view
Infection and its prevention have been headline news for months as the deadly Ebola virus arrived in the United States ultimately killing two of its victims and infecting several caregivers. While grave public concern had pundits dispensing questionable medical advice and politicians making curious decisions, the medical community from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to clinical staff across the country to medical planners and healthcare designers were carefully reviewing infection control policies, protocols and their implications.
Future Focused: Managing long-term costs of infection control
In the wake of recent concerns over the spread of highly infectious diseases, hospitals and healthcare organizations are searching for ways to better prepare facilities for potential pandemics and widespread viral outbreaks. Read More …
Biocontainment Patient Care Units: 8 critical design considerations that facilitate efficiency, safety + patient-centered care
Doctors and nurses who treat highly-infectious diseases do so at great personal risk. These are deadly illnesses for which there is no vaccine, and whether they are transmitted via bodily fluids, in the case of Ebola, or through the air, in the case of SARS, they pose a serious threat to the men and women who provide care. Read More …
