Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) have been a major problem in patient safety for decades, affecting 5 to 10 percent of patients who enter healthcare facilities each year.
Construction Barriers in Hospitals: Your Questions Answered
Updated August 2021 IPs, FMs, or healthcare contractors may have heard of the Safety Risk Assessment or SRA, and most start to think about the Infection Control Risk Assessment or ICRA only in the days before construction begins. Both should be integral parts of the design and planning phases of construction and renovation projects. Discover the… Read more »
STARC Systems Receives 2019 Healthcare Design Innovation Award
STARC Systems is honored to receive the 2019 Healthcare Design Product Innovation Award for the superior quality of our modular temporary containment walls. The annual program “recognizes product manufacturers offering the most innovative and unique products serving the healthcare design industry.” Learn more about the program and see the rest of the winners at Healthcare Design Magazine. What… Read more »
What is an Anteroom in a Hospital?
Updated: August 2021 Modular wall systems not only demonstrated their usefulness in handling the huge number of COVID-19 patients since the start of the pandemic but also showed how hospitals could deal rapidly with infrastructural needs in other large-scale healthcare emergencies while minimizing disruption to their operations. Discover 5 Ways To Use Modular Walls Systems… Read more »
Building a Safer Jobsite with Temporary Wall Systems
Updated July 29, 2024 Maintaining cleanliness on a construction site is crucial, especially during renovations in sensitive environments like hospitals or data centers. The presence of dust and debris not only poses significant health and environmental risks but also fails to comply with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards, which mandate the removal of… Read more »
STARC Systems Featured on WGME
STARC Systems began as one man’s invention and has quickly grown into a 40 person operation. “It always starts with the product and the idea,” CEO Chris Vickers says. Recently WGME did a piece on STARC Systems’ humble startup story, our rapid growth, and success, as well as our plans for the future in a segment,… Read more »
Healthcare Contractors: Want to Increase Patient Satisfaction?
Building contractors who specialize or are involved with hospital, nursing home, or any type of medical facility renovations, additions, repairs, or remodeling should be well aware that patient satisfaction with healthcare service is a top priority for hospitals.
STARC Systems to Attend the 2019 PDC Summit
STARC Systems is pleased to attend the 2019 International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction.
How ICRA Barriers Keep Healthcare Renovations Safe and Disruption-Free
Updated October 17, 2024 When construction firms undertake renovations, repairs, or expansions within healthcare facilities, maintaining patient safety and minimizing disruption is a top priority. In hospitals, where infection control is mission-critical, outdated construction barriers like plastic sheeting or drywall simply fail to contain dust and potentially dangerous pathogens.
STARC Systems Featured in Mainebiz
STARC Systems has been featured in a Mainebiz article which details plans for adding more jobs and doubling its manufacturing capacity by 2020.