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Officials at the Utah hospital where a nurse was arrested in July for refusing to draw blood from an unconscious patient say such incidents will never occur again, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. As of mid-August, University Hospital in Salt Lake City says police will no longer have contact with nurses, but rather deal with hospital administrators instead. In addition, law enforcement officials will no longer be allowed to enter the emergency room, burn unit, or other patient areas.
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| News Headlines Two weeks after The Joint Commission confirmed that its engineering department director would be leaving the organization, a Chicago-based professional services firm proudly announced him as a new hire.
George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, who worked 14 years for the accrediting organization, will transition next month into his new job as director of healthcare technical operations with JLL, the company said Wednesday in a statement. 
Marketing Spotlight Hundreds of people in U.S. hospitals have been sickened by exposure to deadly bacteria on poorly disinfected, but routinely used diagnostic scopes. Additionally, several hospitals have been hit by major fines and loss of accreditation for failure to adhere to strict regulations requiring hospitals to reduce the risk of deadly infections. The need for affordable infection control training has never been greater. That’s where The Healthcare Diagnostic Devices Reprocessing Toolkit comes in. This comprehensive toolkit of checklists, tools, and resources will help hospitals address the increasing problem of improperly disinfected scopes and other diagnostic devices.
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