The healthcare system has an enormous carbon footprint. In fact, Health Care Without Harm estimates that if the global healthcare industry were a country, it would have the fifth highest greenhouse gas emissions. It is […]
As the Delta variant sweeps across the country, causing the biggest spike of COVID cases we’ve seen in months, hospitals in many areas are scrambling to find enough isolation rooms and ICU beds to accommodate […]
It happens to all of us eventually: you get injured, and have to go to the hospital. You might think that being surrounded by nurses and doctors would make it a safe place to be […]
Nursing homes are the ultimate destination for many elderly people in America. According to the CDC, around 1.5 million Americans reside in about 16,000 nursing facilities in the United States. By the year 2020, that […]
The threat of new coronavirus variants has scrambled attempts to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control. The worst so far has been the “delta variant,” which has spread like lightning across the country. Here’s what […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to the public health system, but it has also brought with it a multitude of valuable lessons about infection prevention and control. In a recent issue of […]
As COVID-19 cases spike across the country due to the highly contagious Delta variant, healthcare facilities in many states are running out of room in their intensive care units (ICU)s. In addition to limiting hospitals’ […]
The coronavirus pandemic is subsiding in the United States, but it is far from over. The country is experiencing a new surge of COVID-19 cases, in part due to the new Delta variant which appears […]
How are hospitals in the United States measuring up to infection control standards that can prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases? According to ASHE Health Facilities Management Magazine, many healthcare facilities need […]
On June 21, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released emergency temporary standards that require healthcare employers to implement a COVID-19 plan that identifies and controls COVID-19 hazards in the workplace. OSHA is the […]