Posts by Erica Mitchell:

Few architects have the vantage point brought by a career in healthcare spanning 4 decades. Professional leaders with this kind of experience, in...

A surprising product recall this week might remind healthcare workers of a known risk in hospital infection control and prevention: The contamination...

Building on your new skills as an empowered patient, today's post provides links to some of the excellent resources from leading health care...

Think back to the last time you or a loved one was a patient in a hospital or healthcare facility. What things do you remember most? Is it the stress...

On a fall day in 1957, a young girl learns about the launch of Earth's first artificial satellite and falls in love with science. Perhaps she rushes...

Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a respiratory virus that can cause mild to severe illness, particularly in young children, older adults, and...

On a sunny day in the early 1950s a young girl, the daughter of a medical secretary and a waiter, witnessed a terrifying event. Her mother collapsed...

Designing for healthcare environments is a delicate balancing act. Architects and designers must navigate a web of constraints, making trade-offs to...

he neighborhood school blood drive is one of those events that is so common, so American, that it has just become a part of our national landscape....

Any and every day is a good day to celebrate nurses! (February 6th, however, is the 37th Annual Black Nurses Day on Capitol Hill!) These hard-working...

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HAIs: Major Heartache

Erica Mitchell

February 3 2025

It's no wonder why we have long associated the heart with life and love. It races when we are nervous or exerting ourselves. It beats with comforting...

Posts by Erica Mitchell:

Professional Profile: Sheila Cahnman, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP, and Growing Innovation in Healthcare Design

How NOT to Clean a Hospital Room

10 Resources for Patient Safety

The Top 4 Things Patients Want

Spotlight On: Dr. Lizzie Harrell, Clinical Microbiologist

What is Human Metapneumovirus? (And should we be worried?)

Spotlight on Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston

Healthcare Design: Balancing Aesthetics, Functionality, and Infection Control

Spotlight on Dr. Charles Richard Drew: Father of the Blood Bank

Black History Month: Spotlight on Nurses

HAIs: Major Heartache

How does copper kill germs?