It seems that lately I’ve run into too many instances in which critical infrastructure components have failed because they have reached the end of their useful life and there’s insufficient strategic planning to ensure that systems are sufficiently robust and well-maintained to ensure that...
A couple of weeks ago, I was charged with picking up a prescription for my mother-in-law at a chain pharmacy. I dutifully picked up the ‘script and headed home. When we opened the bag, my wife and I observed that while there was some paperwork attached to the bag, the pill container inside the...
If there’s one thing I know for certain—you can’t allow unfettered access to roof areas and other dangerous spots (e.g., utility spaces, janitor closets, electrical rooms, IT spaces, etc.)
With everything going on in the world in terms of project funding—not just in healthcare, but pretty much any and every environment—I recognize that remaining optimistic can seem to be something of a fool’s errand, but for the folks responsible for ensuring the safest possible environment for...
It seems to me that I’ve been looking at a lot of survey findings lately and there appears to be a strong undercurrent of findings that might or might not represent actual deficiencies in the physical environment.
We work hard in healthcare to make sure that safety is always a consideration, particularly when it comes to modifying or updating infrastructure systems. But I guess technology has a way of getting ahead of itself sometimes (or at least the desire for technology).
One of my friends recently shared a post on LinkedIn from a flight instructor that I think is well worth sharing here (which means you sort of have a homework assignment—but it will be worth it). Historically, leadership is considered something of a top-down undertaking. But the truth (...
There was a subsection of hospitals surveyed in 2023 that struggled with the notion of a continuity of operations plan (COOP), which, if I’m honest, kind of puzzles me. My sense is that without a fairly effective COOP (whether you call it that or not), an organization would have had a very...
Natural disasters are not going away any time soon—and the days of practicing casualty events and unscheduled utility disruptions as standalone events are probably gone forever.
I’m penning this as I look out the window at Logan International Airport in Boston and take in the efforts to keep the runways clear enough for takeoffs and landings—I don’t know how the pilots feel, but I think they’re doing a pretty good job.
