Originally posted to LinkedIn in April, this update reflects the large increase in Tuberculosis we predicted at the time: One hundred ten thousand immigrants have arrived in New York City over the last two years, placing a large burden on the city's housing, public...
New US Ebola Patient Reported
Just as we felt the Ebola Outbreak was well behind, we were reminded through two stories today: In the first, WHO reported the milestone of 10,000 dead from the outbreak and as seen in thr video below, USA Today announced a new case of Ebola in the United...
What is the AHA Doing about All Hazards?
In another example the lack of awareness and attention paid to All Hazards threats in the Healthcare industry, the 2015 Environmental Scan published by the American Hospital Association (AHA), in Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine, and Trustees Magazine, targeted...
Collective Failure of Healthcare Oversight
As we look at the obvious lack of preparedness for this recent outbreak of Ebola and subsequent spread to healthcare workers in the US, we looked back at our coverage on this issue from April this year, and July, and the inevitable spread to the US and...
Dallas Hospital “One of the Best” in Texas
In a recent Bloomberg article that was mostly focused on the $1,000 per hour price of treating Ebola, our attention jumped to the rankings section of the article, and we were compelled to comment on the high ratings received by the hospital. “It is...
A good time to visit or re-visit Ethical Considerations for Decisions
On July 1, 2011 the Advisory Committee to the Director, CDC published the "Ethical Considerations for Decision Making Regarding Allocation of Mechanical Ventilators during a Severe Influenza Pandemic or Other Public Health Emergency" an earlier document dealt...
To Treat and Cure Them, You Must First Keep Them Safe
This is the second in a three part series on how Accreditation in Healthcare has failed to keep us safe from the threats of  more frequent and robust natural disasters, more virulent and drug-resistant biological agents, and increasing levels of man-made...
Dallas Ebola Response Very Confused
Swing and a Miss: A man traveling from Liberia came into Dallas on the 20th of September, apparently healthy. Five days later he presented at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas with flu-like symptoms and after informing the hospital of his recent...
US Steps into Leadership Role on Containing Ebola
The United States will take the lead in the international response to the West African Ebola Epidemic with a large-scale operation led by the military to provide logistical, construction, materiel, command and control and operational coordinating functions....
Ignore the Ebola Pandemic at Your Own Risk
We have written several posts about the 2014 outbreak and have been alarmed at the lack of response by the International community to rally and intercept this growing threat. The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is growing at an exponential rate, i.e.,...
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