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Hospital recycling on increase The Baltimore Sun Share     In a bid to reduce waste and control costs, a growing number of U.S. hospitals are now cleaning and reusing tools such as compression sleeves, laparoscopic ports, and other medical and surgical items labeled for one-time use. Hospital administrators had been behind the move, called reprocessing, but more recently it's been fueled by environmentally minded workers looking to change the health care industry's status as one of the largest contributors to the nation's landfills. Tons of equipment are tossed every year after being used once, according to some participating hospitals. More
Trained interpreters improve patient and provider satisfaction, says study Health Leaders Media Share
Even as the Joint Commission introduced standards for medical interpreters, a new study reveals that the use of trained language specialists to assist physician-patient communication dramatically improves satisfaction in emergency room settings with non-English speaking patients. More AHA and ASHES Chicago office moving next week Share
The AHA and ASHES’ Chicago office will be closed from 12 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, March 11, through 6 a.m. Monday, March 15 to relocate. ASHES staff will not have access to telephone or e-mail messages during this time. The office’s new address is 155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60606-1725. All phone numbers and extensions will remain the same.
Hospital trying fluid-repellent, germ-killing scrubs Lakewood Ranch Herald Share
A consultant says Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Florida is the first hospital in the world to have some of its staff try a new medical garment that combats infections with a germ-killing ingredient woven into it. More Enter the 2010 ES Department of the Year competition Share
Health Facilities Management (HFM) magazine and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) invite you to enter the 2010 Environmental Services (ES) Department of the Year competition, sponsored by CINTAS Healthcare Solutions. Submissions are being collected now! Take a look at the 2009 winner.
Dry winters linked to seasonal outbreaks of influenza Infection Control Today Share
The seasonal increase of influenza has long baffled scientists, but a new study published in PLoS Biology has found that seasonal changes of absolute humidity are the apparent underlying cause of these wintertime peaks. The study also found that the onset of outbreaks might be encouraged by anomalously dry weather conditions, at least in temperate regions. More Re-using equipment could help hospitals go green Discovery News Share
U.S. health care facilities generate over four billion pounds of waste each year, second only to the food industry in trash-making. But much of this waste could be avoided, according to a new study, by cleaning, testing and re-sterilizing many types of medical equipment after first use, including elastic bandages, finger oxygen sensors and tourniquet cuffs. More
Mosquitoes, not birds, may have carried West Nile virus across U.S. Infection Control Today Share
Mosquitoes, not birds as suspected, may have a played a primary role in spreading West Nile virus westward across the United States, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is among the first to examine the role of mosquitoes in the dispersion of West Nile virus across the U.S. and is published in the March 2 edition of Molecular Ecology. More Groups report on public health workforce, funding AHA News Now Share
The local public health workforce has declined by an estimated 15 percent in the past two years, including 16,000 jobs lost in 2009, according to a survey released by the National Association of County and City Health Officials. More
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