What Contractors Need To Know About ICRA In A Healthcare Setting
by HEPACART on Jun 23, 2021
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 07, 2021
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
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
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 …