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Germicidal UV-C lighting (Steril-Aire). Germicidal UV-C lighting is installed in the air handling units of HVAC systems and kills 99.9 percent of biofilm on the coil lighting. As a result, the air flowing through the hospital is 99.9 percent germ…
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Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth Medical Center locked down for about two hours Wednesday morning after an "ornate umbrella" was mistaken as a potential weapon, reports KIRO.
Collier County, Fla., deputies arrested a man after he brought a firearm to Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, Fla., and assaulted a security guard, according to a Naples Daily News report.
Police have identified the illegal drug contained in a bag ripped open two weeks ago at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.
A patient claiming to be poisoned forced an emergency waiting room evacuation Wednesday morning at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark., according to a KFSM report.
Hawaii State Hospital administrator William May said seven employees were put on 30-day unpaid leave following the escape of a patient, according to KHON.
Six people fell ill Thursday morning at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., after a bag of white powder was ripped open during a struggle between police and a man under arrest in the emergency department, according to the New Hampshire…
Exeter (N.H.) Hospital reopened its emergency department Saturday, one day after at least 19 staff members reported becoming ill and the facility was partially evacuated.