AAMI TIR109:2025—External Transport of Medical Devices
The U.S. healthcare transportation market was valued at $21.82 billion in 2017 and is projected to grow to $31.51 billion globally by 2026. This growth…
ANSI/AAMI ST58:2024—Health Care Facility Sterilization
Achieving disinfection and sterilization through the use of disinfectants and sterilization practices is critical for preventing medical and surgical instruments from transmitting infectious pathogens to…
ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE 170-2021: Ventilation of Health Care Facilities
In health care facilities, ventilation goes beyond environmental comfort. Air handling and distribution systems, ultimately, control the transmission of airborne infection. This places a prime importance…
ANSI/AAMI ST79: Guide to Steam Sterilization
A consolidation of several previous standards, ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017 offers a Comprehensive Guide To Steam Sterilization And Sterility Assurance In Health Care Facilities. How Steam Sterilization…
ANSI/AAMI PB70 – Protective Apparel Liquid Barrier Requirements in Health Care
Patient care is a hands-on process, but this contact places unique stresses on healthcare professionals. Infection control practices, such as protective apparel, help protect patients…
NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code
924,107 staffed beds occupy all U.S. hospitals, with around 50,000 being found in intensive care. Whether at capacity or have some space for admission, for…
ANSI | Health Care | Lighting
ANSI/IES RP-29-22: Lighting Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities
Workplace lighting is a very nuanced subject, especially when the psychological and physiological effects that poor lighting can have on people are taken into account….
When it Comes to Health Care Facilities, It Is Important to Classify Occupancy for the Benefit of Patients and Building Owners
Last year, the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 the Life Safety Code was adopted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), mandating…
Operation and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities
The New Operation and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities Standard, CSA Z8002-19 How well does the Canadian healthcare system work? Did you know that regardless of…