What Contractors Need To Know About ICRA In A Healthcare Setting
by HEPACART on Jun 23, 2021 11:00:00 AM
It's critical that design, construction, and risk mitigation be guided by an infection control risk assessment (ICRA). Healthcare construction has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways, with hospital budgets shrinking due to large declines in elective surgeries even as s …
How to Maintain Clean Air During Healthcare Construction
by HEPACART on Apr 7, 2021 11:00:00 AM
If you're in hospital facility management, you know that clean air is critical to patient health and recovery. About 2 million patients suffer healthcare-associated infections annually in the USA — these infections are caused by airborne pathogens and particulates (dust, mold spores, …
Construction Contractors: 5 Essential Things to Consider About Healthcare Construction
by HEPACART on Aug 19, 2020 2:00:00 PM
Always take precautions to contain airborne dust and pathogens in healthcare facilities. A fundamental difference between healthcare construction and others is that in healthcare, you're working in the presence of vulnerable patients. Expansion and renovation in any occupied structure …
Tools for Infection Control in Hospital Maintenance & Construction
by HEPACART on Nov 18, 2019 10:31:00 AM
Updated on August 13, 2020. Juggling competing priorities like budget, deadlines, and infection control in an active facility is no easy task. It's been estimated that 75% of health care construction projects consist of upgrading or expanding facilities that must continue to serve pat …