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ASHES ’08 Only Days Away from ASHES The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services’ Annual Conference and Marketplace will take place in San Antonio, Texas, September 7-11. This Conference takes place about three weeks earlier than in previous years. Dr. William Rutala will be addressing the closing general session. During the Awards Dinner on Wednesday, The ASHES Got Talent competition will take place. Contestants will be judged by the audience with a special prize for the one we crown “ASHES Most Talented.” 1st Place Prize – $300! Deadline for application is Aug. 21, 2008. More Recycling Unused Medical Supplies Saves Lives, Planet from EmaxHealth In an effort to "go green," eco-conscious medical students and hospital staff at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have started Rush Remedy, a medical supply recovery and recycling program that collects unused medical supplies and equipment and provides them to overseas hospitals and clinics-in-need. More Forthcoming Standards to Focus on Tubing Misconnections from HealthTech Wire An international effort to create standards designed to minimize the likelihood of life-threatening tubing misconnections in healthcare facilities is under way and gaining momentum. More A Fly in the Ointment: Don’t Let a Common Pest Spoil Your Environment of Care Special Contribution to Briefings in Healthcare Environmental Services Most may already know that flies are one of the top transmitters of disease in the world. The all-too-common pests can carry up to half-a-billion harmful microorganisms on their bodies and they land on surfaces often – making them an especially potent disease vector. Of most concern in health care facilities are the filth flies: house flies, blow flies and phorid flies. These species are known for feeding in areas with particularly high amounts of disease-causing organisms. More Virginia to Open Rural Health Resource Centers from AHA News Now The Department of Veterans Affairs on Oct. 1 will open three rural health resource centers, which will identify disparities in health care for rural veterans and formulate practices or programs to enhance care delivery. More Combating MRSA: The Drug-Resistant “Superbug” from Gather.com Few achievements in modern medicine can rival Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin in 1928, which began a cascade of antibiotics that cure infections and save lives. But the widespread use of these lifesaving drugs has led to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs,” which are outwitting even our newest and most powerful antibiotics. More Southeast Kansas Hospitals’ Wait Times Low from Morning Sun While a study shows national emergency room wait times are increasing, local hospitals are below the average and working at getting better. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new federal statistics showing the average wait times before emergency room patients see a doctor is now almost an hour. That has grown from 38 minutes in just the last decade. But hospitals in southeast Kansas report shorter wait times. More   Reduce bed turnover time Learn how Premise helped a 1,000 bed hospital reduce its bed turnover time from eight hours to 30 minutes, while cutting related phone calls from 12 to just one. More

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