HFM News
REGULATORY
Three updates from CMS regarding emergency management, vaccine requirements and ambulatory surgical centers.
CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY SERIES
A devastating storm over two decades ago changed the course of flood preparedness and response in health care facilities.
CODES & STANDARDS
Combining load bank generator testing is an alternative solution for facilities unable to meet certain minimum requirements of their monthly test.
OPERATIONS
Demographics are changing in the health care facility field, creating a need for succession planning.
COMPLIANCE + OPERATIONS
Although equally important to patient care, medical air and instrument air are not interchangeable and each should be used for distinct tasks.
CODES+STANDARDS
The organization advocates for evidence-backed codes and standards through its work with the Fire Protection Research Foundation.
SUSTAINABILITY SERIES
The immediate and long-term impacts of destructive wildfires extend beyond a health care facility’s walls into the community and beyond.
INFECTION CONTROL
UVC disinfection in operating rooms should be tailored to procedure type and length of time, according to recent study.
DESIGN
A new VA facility is being designed to suit the nuanced mental health concerns among veterans.
ENGINEERING
Avista Adventist Hospital's mitigation efforts allowed it to reopen 19 days after the Marshall Fire forced it to evacuate patients.