Needham, Massachusetts – November 18, 2008 - Hospitals and healthcare institutions are challenged to devise policies and procedures that allow construction projects to take place while maintaining Environment of Care (EC) standards. A free white paper that addresses these challenges is available for download at: www.eheinc.com/infectioncontrol.htm.
The white paper, titled “Infection Control in the Healthcare Environment During Construction,” details the process required to establish hospital compliance with The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) while maintaining a high level of patient care services and critical institution functions.
The white paper will discuss the steps involved in ensuring infection control during hospital construction projects, including how to:
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Create a construction oversight panel
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Select which departments and personnel should be on the panel
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Incorporate Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) elements into construction documents
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Establish clear-cut project phases.
Authored by Dennis Tremblay, CFPS, a Senior Scientist at EH&E (www.eheinc.com), a Needham, Mass.-based environmental, health, safety, and engineering consulting firm, the white paper is based on the experiences of EH&E personnel while working with leading hospitals and healthcare institutions nationwide.
This white paper reviews the applicable Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) standards and American Institute of Architects (AIA) guidelines, and describes a field-tested, successful solution for maintaining Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) documentation. The paper will be interesting and informative to all those responsible for maintaining environmental health and safety compliance in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
To download the free white paper, “Infection Control in the Healthcare Environment During Construction,” visit http://www.eheinc.com/infectioncontrol.htm.
EH&E (www.eheinc.com) has provided an extensive range of environmental and engineering consulting services for 20 years. The EH&E team consists of more than 60 experts with an outstanding record of providing business-focused solutions for issues that affect the built environment. EH&E has a depth of knowledge and credibility unmatched in the industry and our wealth of readily-accessible information has become a powerful resource for our clients. EH&E’s new series of eH&E web compliance solutions (http://www.eheinc.com/ehe_web_solutions.htm) is just the latest example of our continuing effort to provide this knowledge and information to a wider range of companies.
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Don Goncalves
Tiziani Whitmyre, Inc.
781-793-9380
dgoncalves@tizinc.com
Cortney Lusignan
Tiziani Whitmyre, Inc.
781-793-9380
clusignan@tizinc.com
