Hospitals Report Evacuations, Lockdowns and Water Outages as Florida Reels from Ian
As Hurricane Ian decimated parts of Florida, several hospitals in the state were forced to evacuate patients and place staff on lockdown.
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Scientists Devise Method to Prevent Deadly Hospital Infections Without Antibiotics
Scientists are developing a surface treatment to stop microbes from adhering to medical devices to prevent infections in hospital settings.
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N95 Respirators Can Be Decontaminated 25 Times
N95 respirators met the primary endpoints of function and effectiveness, in addition to maintaining filtration efficiencies of 95% or more in the study.
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Hospitals Report Evacuations, Lockdowns and Water Outages as Florida Reels from Ian
As Hurricane Ian decimated parts of Florida, several hospitals in the state were forced to evacuate patients and place staff on lockdown.
Authorities Investigate $1.8 Million Sale of Bogus Masks to Cleveland Clinic as Part of Wider Probe
Federal authorities are investigating shipments of counterfeit masks sent to hospitals across the country last year, including a $1.8 million sale of bogus face coverings to the Cleveland Clinic.
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North Macedonia: Overheated Cable Caused Fatal Hospital Fire
According to authorities, a temporary facility serving as a COVID-19 hospital in Tetovo, North Macedonia, burned down last month due to a short-circuit of a cable connected to a defibrillator; 14 people were killed.
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Missouri Hospital Workers to Get Personal Panic Buttons Amid Spike in Assaults
Employees at a Missouri hospital will now be equipped with their own personal panic buttons after attacks on front-line workers have tripled, according to authorities.
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UVDI-360 Room Sanitizer Fast Tracked for VA Hospital and Clinic Purchasing
UltraViolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI), a manufacturer of ultraviolet technology for hospital room disinfection and indoor air quality, announces that the UVDI-360 Room Sanitizer is now available on CME Corp.’s $49.5 million Defense Logistics Agency’s Department of Defense contract.
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Fire Kills Seven People in Romanian Hospital’s COVID Ward
A Romanian hospital became the setting of a tragic event on Friday, October 1, after a blaze ripped though the facility’s intensive care unit, killing at least seven COVID-19 patients.
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Worker Dies After MRI Machine Falls at University of Utah Hospital
The University of Utah Hospital became the site of a tragic accident on Wednesday, September 15, after an MRI machine crashed outside the hospital, killing one worker.
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Sodexo, Ecolab Link Up to Reduce Hospital-Associated Infections
Sodexo’s program, Protecta Plus, provides an additional solution to help reduce the risk of hospital-associated infections with Ecolab’s Bioquell hydrogen peroxide vapor technology.
