WEEKLY ROUND-UP

Welcome to the HealthcareFacilitiesToday.com weekly roundup. Check out the key posts from last week and hit the ground running on Monday.  

Last week’s posts for healthcare facilities professionals were a perfect illustration of the range of factors that can impact a hospital or clinic.

The Campus Safety website included an article on a Texas health system that has switched to a private security force. Meanwhile the growing security problems at a Minnesota mental health facility have drawn the notice of the state’s governor — with consequences.

A Boston Globe article explores another kind of potential security concern — whether a healthcare facility's VIP syndrome is worth the side effects.

If HCAHPS surveys weren’t enough of a concern, the Stat website says healthcare leaders need to start paying attention to Yelp reviews.

And finally, Elizabethkingia is no longer the concern of just Wisconsin and Michigan facilities. A death has been reported in Illinois, according to an article on the Fox59 website.

Be sure to come back to HealthcareFacilitiesToday.com every day next week. We’re gathering and sharing the news, insights and advice you need to do your job smarter today, tomorrow and far into the fast-changing future of healthcare facilities. 

• Texas health system switches to private security force

• Safety upgrades urged for psychiatric hospital

• Is a healthcare facility's VIP syndrome worth the side effects? 

• Study says Yelp healthcare facility reviews useful

• Elizabethkingia outbreak spreads to Illinois