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Posts about Hospitals (4):
No one wants to stay in a hospital any longer than they have to. We all have an innate desire to get back to the comfort of our homes and begin the...
Nursing responsibilities have changed dramatically over the past decades. While some non-medical tasks have been shifted to other workers, additional...
There are 6,093 hospitals in the United States. Those facilities can be divided in a variety of categories depending on size, location, demographics,...
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The Top 4 Things Patients Want
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...
Who obsesses over the safety of a community's environment? Who knows all the building codes, chemical exposure limits, and fire retardant additives...
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Anatomy of a Truly Safe Hospital Bed
Today's hospital beds are a product of 1800s innovation, steadily improving with each decade's advancements in health care, engineering, and...
Projects to improve the patient's environment are critical to optimizing patient outcomes. Getting rid of moisture-trapping materials, opening rooms...
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The Golden Age of Microbiology, Part 3
Exploration of the Golden Age of Microbiology would not be complete without a look at how its discoveries impacted hospitals and medical care....
You go to a professional conference and learn about an exciting new medical innovation. You think it might work at your facility, so you go ahead and...
Whenever the Olympics are underway and we watch so many performances by talented and determined athletes from around the world. The speed, agility,...
What happens after laboratory tests confirm that an environmental product kills bacteria? Is that the end of the line for testing a product's...