Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine is hosting the first-ever national symposium for healthcare providers to better prepare for hospital shootings, according to a JHM news release.
Infection Control
A gunman opened fire in a building at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., yesterday, killing one person before killing himself, according to a New York Times report.
Gail Sandidge, a nurse at Good Shepherd Ambulatory Surgical Center in Longview, Texas, was fatally stabbed yesterday while working at the center, according to a CNN report.
Equipment that has not been cleaned properly can be a source of infection transmission, and hospitals need to ensure that all equipment, particularly the equipment that is rolled around from one room to another, is sterile, according to a TeleTracking…
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Clorox Professional Products Company announced the introduction of the Clorox 4 in One Disinfectant & Sanitizer.
State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Medical Center has completed the second phase of its emergency department expansion and the entire facility is now open to patients, according to a State College report.
Florida Hospital East Orlando has broken ground on an expansion to its emergency department that is expected to open in summer 2014, according to a Central Florida News 13 report.
Newark (N.Y.)-Wayne Community Hospital announced it will officially open the $9.9 million Daniel Alexander, M.D. Emergency Department on April 24.
Saint Louis University Hospital has begun a $1.5 million emergency department expansion, according to a report by The St. Louis American.