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ADVOCACY

Carbon dioxide shortage impacts health care surgeries

Developing a plan with medical gas suppliers is necessary to overcome the current national shortage and continue meeting patient needs
November 14, 2022
Jeffrey T. O'Neill, AIA, ACHA, CHFM

Developing a plan with medical gas suppliers is necessary to overcome the current national shortage and continue meeting patient needs. 


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Biomedical

How efficient is your liquid oxygen system?

Resources to help differentiate between normal and excessive oxygen leakage, and how to troubleshoot issues
April 1, 2022
Lee Clark
Resources to help differentiate between normal and excessive oxygen leakage, and how to troubleshoot issues.
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Infrastructure

Oxygen concentrator relieves med-gas issue

One Hawaiian hospital shares its journey to find a solution for oxygen shortages during pandemics and other emergencies
March 18, 2022
Tony Moiso, CHFM, CEM
One Hawaiian hospital shares its journey to find a solution for oxygen shortages during pandemics and other emergencies.
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Mark Chrisman
Advocacy Adviser

Six lessons for managing medical gas storage

From visual inspection to checking accessibility of connections, here are six best practices for medical gas storage
August 27, 2021
Mark Chrisman, Ph.D., PE
From visual inspection to checking accessibility of connections, here are six best practices for medical gas storage.
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Infrastructure

Safely managing oxygen systems

Fire safety issues related to increased medical oxygen use experienced overseas spurs U.S. hospitals to reexamine their processes
July 31, 2021
Erik Martin
Fire safety issues related to increased medical oxygen use experienced overseas spurs U.S. hospitals to reexamine their processes.
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Biomedical

Ultracold freezers help save energy

Mayo Clinic replaces more than 1,000 freezers, reducing energy use 60 percent
June 30, 2021
Brian Justice
Mayo Clinic replaces more than 1,000 freezers, reducing energy use 60 percent.
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Biomedical

How to decrease fire risk in oxygen-enriched atmospheres

Higher oxygen usage to treat patients with COVID-19 has led to unintended increases in fire risk that should be mitigated
May 7, 2021
Jonathan Flannery, CHFM, FASHE, MHSA, FACHE
Higher oxygen usage to treat patients with COVID-19 has led to unintended increases in fire risk that should be mitigated.
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Biomedical

Johns Hopkins addresses COVID-19-related oxygen shortages

A new white paper lays out solutions and mitigation efforts to ensure oxygen supply for patients in need
February 18, 2021
Jonathan Flannery, CHFM, FASHE, MHSA, FACHE
A new white paper lays out solutions and mitigation efforts to ensure oxygen supply for patients in need.
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INFRASTRUCTURE

Bulk medical oxygen systems

How the COVID-19 crisis can impact med-gas infrastructure
May 29, 2020
Edmund Lydon, CHFM, FASHE
How the COVID-19 crisis can impact medical gas infrastructure.
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Biomedical

Wireless technology improves outcomes

Mayo Clinic tracked results of a new telemedicine program used for neonatal care
March 17, 2020
Jamie Morgan
Mayo Clinic tracked results of a new telemedicine program used for neonatal care.
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