Newsletter Articles Patient injuries caused by self-harm and suicides have long been a problem with hospitals. With behavioral health patients becoming a more prevalent population in healthcare facilities, preventing suicides through thoughtful design has become a priority in most facilities.  Hospitals have a lot of work to do when it comes to ensuring they’re ready to avoid power outages and other utility interruptions during hurricanes and other major storms. But advances in technology and more stringent code standards, as well as an overall higher awareness of the need to prepare, makes it less likely that healthcare facilities will see catastrophic incidents in the future. Mark Corbitt, MD, was finishing up a surgical case in operating room No. 5 at the South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, when he tried to sit down and write orders in the patient’s chart. As he transferred his weight onto a four-legged rolling stool, it slipped out from underneath him. He fell to the floor and struck his head.
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