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When Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare looked at improving patient throughput, one of the issues that surfaced had to do with housekeeping, which historically had deployed its work force in a way that did not serve the facility, says Matthew J. Lambert III, MD, MBA, FACS, FACHE, senior vice president, clinical operations.
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Despite widespread conversion to sharps safety devices, hospitals are more likely to be cited for violations of the bloodborne pathogens standard than any other standard.
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Neighborhoods are sealed off with barbed wire fences. The trucking industry has collapsed, and basics such as food and medicine are in short supply.
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Pandemics are unpredictable. While history offers useful benchmarks, there is no way to know the characteristics of a pandemic virus before it emerges.
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Masks and respirators cannot safely be reused during an influenza pandemic - but if there is no choice, cover them with another mask or face shield, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel advises.
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Amid a massive federal effort to prepare for a possible pandemic, occupational health should not be left to voluntary efforts, the unions said in a petition to the agency.
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With mumps continuing to spread in at least 11 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that all hospitals review the immune status of health care workers.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends furloughing health care workers who have active mumps or who are nonimmune and have had unprotected exposures ...
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The hazards of glutaraldehyde are receiving renewed attention as California tightens its regulation and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issues new guidance.
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The mandatory influenza vaccination policy of Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle has once again come under fire from unions,...
