Under pressure to reduce costs and improve quality, many hospitals and health systems are adopting approaches to improve processes. Some strategies, such as Lean and Six Sigma, aim to streamline ...

Hospitals and health systems are not immune from concerns about their environmental impact. Most studies surround the discharge of anesthetic gases or single-use plastics. A new study provides ...

Hospitals across the country were honored this week for outstanding environmental performance at the first annual awards ceremony of Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), a joint program of the ...

AHA's 2026 Environmental Scan highlights financial constraints, workforce strain and shifting demand patterns no longer are emerging issues — they are persistent conditions shaping daily operations ...

Environmental sustainability is an important initiative for health systems, especially because the industry is one of the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the world. There are multiple ...

How 'Clean' Is the Hospital Environment? A recent multistate survey of 183 acute care hospitals in the United States revealed that approximately 1 of every 25 inpatients developed at least one ...

A foundational premise of Infection Prevention science is that contaminated environments increase the risk of transmission of healthcare associated infections, including those caused by multi-drug ...

“When patients enter a hospital," the author of a recent article writes, "they arrive with complex and dynamic microbial assemblages that will be shaped by the treatment they receive and by the ...

At King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh, managing emergency department congestion has become a system-wide operational priority rather than a localized clinical ...

TAMPA, Fla. — We’ve heard the stories about the bravery health care workers show on a daily basis throughout the coronavirus pandemic. But there’s a group of employees working in hospitals who are ...

There is no doubt that the healthcare environment plays a major role in healthcare-associated infections (HAI) [1]. Pathogens responsible for HAI are characterized by their survival properties, which ...