Newsletter Articles If you thought the debate over what surgeons and their staff should be required to wear on their heads in the OR had been settled, think again: A study published by the journal Neurosurgery has refueled the quarrel. The researchers argue there is insufficient evidence to support an outright ban on skull caps, which some surgeons prefer over puffy bouffant caps. Others contend the researchers’ conclusions miss the mark.  Just after lunch on a Wednesday, four days into the new year, someone decided to set the University of Texas Medical Branch’s (UTMB) John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas, on fire. What do your hospital’s parking facilities say about your security and compliance with life safety regulations? Quite a bit, if you listen to some of the industry’s top safety experts. As it turns out, the way you maintain your parking facilities outside your building can say a lot about the way you and your staff do things inside the building. Dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew last October forced a North Carolina hospital to scramble to deal with a surge of local residents fleeing rising floodwaters. George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, outgoing director of engineering for The Joint Commission, discusses how the CMS adoption of the 2012 editions of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99 relates to Joint Commission elements of performance (EP) and the intent behind some of the new EPs released in January 2017. Patient room doors in a suite, sleep labs, environmental tours, and more: Brad Keyes, CHSP, owner of Keyes Life Safety Compliance, answers your questions about life safety compliance.
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