Kwang Lee, Healthcare Design
Last year, a provider set out to build a state-of-the-art operating room (OR) at an existing hospital with 25 ORs in various sizes and conditions.

Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post
Ancient Egyptians used copper to sterilize chest wounds and drinking water. Greeks, Romans, and Aztecs relied on copper compounds to treat burns, headaches, and ear infections.

Miguel Burbano de Lara, AIA, NCARB, Health Facilities Management
In the United States, the health care system has evolved based on insurers' reimbursement protocols. In the past, insurers' reimbursements typically followed a simple formula: the higher the acuity level of the health care setting, the higher the reimbursement.

Jessica Wolff, MBA, MSN, and Kaeleigh Sheehan, Huffington Post BLOG
As your stretcher is wheeled into a hospital operating room (OR) and you stare up at the bright surgical lights, you are likely thinking about your impending surgery, not if those lights have LED bulbs or if the anesthetic gas you are about to breathe contributes to climate change.

Becky Mollenkamp, CleanLink
Color-coding in the cleaning industry is not a new idea, but it has seen a resurgence in popularity recently, particularly in health- and food-related markets.

Matt Poe, American Laundry News
They say that change is the only constant in the universe, and that’s certainly true when it comes to textiles. Textile manufacturers consistently work to find newer and better materials that make their products more effective for the end-user.

Sabriya Rice, Crain’s Chicago Business
On a Wednesday morning early last month, a dozen nurses, housekeepers, surgical technicians, and surgical assistants at Presence Health's Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center are running behind in their hunt for ways to save time on the hospital's busy surgical floor.

©2015 Keller and Heckman LLP via The National Law Review
On September 25, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new regulations for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals.

Susan Bleasdale MD, Hospitals & Health Networks
Infectious disease specialists can reduce risks in many hospital functions, such as purchasing equipment, protection during construction, and preparing for disasters.

Jamie Morgan, Health Facilities Management
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists successfully defeated a dangerous intestinal pathogen, Clostridium difficile, with a drug targeting its toxins rather than its life.

Santa Fe Institute via Infection Control Today
Conventional wisdom holds that the more people stay within their own social groups and avoid others, the less likely a small disease outbreak will turn into a full-blown epidemic.

Lisa McGiffert, The Hill Blog
Five years ago, Peggy Lillis, a 56-year-old kindergarten teacher from Brooklyn, was prescribed an antibiotic that was supposed to prevent a dental infection.

Marcus Buckingham, Harvard Business Reivew
Much has been written about the qualities that make a great manager, but most of the literature overlooks a fundamental question: What does a great manager actually do?

Carol Vallone Mitchell, Fast Company
There's one approach to leadership that's known as "command and control." It's when those in authority whip others into gear more or less by force. The other is more nuanced, and it's about using influence to win support and spark collaborative action.

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Colby C. Morris, CHESP
There is a constant in health care that applies to us all, and it certainly will not change—training and ongoing education. This and the engagement of our staff in those activities are those areas where we’re continuously trying to stay on top of tracking, pushing, completing, and coaching.

Paul Picciurro, CHESP
Same old, same old, over and over again. Environmental services leaders are required to train their staff on cleaning procedures, safety topics and human resources policies. Teaching the same topics year after year gets flat out boring—even for the leaders!