Tag: Fire codes

Wildfires linked to longer postop hospital stay following lung cancer surgery, study finds

Editor's Note A new study led by Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH, scientific director of Health Services Research at the American Cancer Society indicates, found that exposure to wildfires may influence how long patients remain in the hospital after undergoing surgery for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Cancer Network March 26…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
March 26, 2025
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Changes to Joint Commission EC, LS chapters to take effect Jan 1

Editor's Note The Joint Commission announced on October 12 that several revisions that have been made to the Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) chapters for certain accreditation programs, including Hospital, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, and Office-Based Surgery, will take effect January 1, 2023. The changes…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 13, 2022
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