By Janet Haas, Principal Consulting Epidemiologist at Innovative Infection Prevention We are honored to welcome our infection prevention advisor, Janet Haas, as a guest author to help us understand these healthcare construction safety developments. Dr. Haas is currently Principal Consulting Epidemiologist at Innovative Infection Prevention and an associate editor of the American Journal of Infection… Read more »
Smarter Renovations Start With Temporary Construction Walls
Updated October 3, 2024 Drywall is ubiquitous in the construction industry, favored for its practical applications in renovations and remodeling projects within commercial environments. Project Managers account for drywall costs in their project budgets, sometimes using it to temporarily section off areas within job sites to allow businesses to continue operations. However, the overall cost… Read more »
5 Containment Questions for Healthcare Project Pre-Planning
Our healthcare contractor customers have shared reams of notes from the field with us over the years. One thing is clear: healthcare contractors have ‘settled’ for traditional, often inferior, methods for containment challenges for far too long. Methods which can create as many problems as they solve, contributing to unnecessary safety risks, missed deadlines and… Read more »
5 Ways to Use Modular Walls Systems in Healthcare Facilities During the Pandemic
Healthcare facilities worldwide had to repurpose their infrastructure to create additional capacity during the pandemic, and the modular construction industry responded to this need. The use of modular wall systems helped hospitals cope with the influx of infected patients during outbreaks while creating a safer environment for medical personnel and patients.
“Making the Impossible Possible” Award Winner: Artesia General Hospital
After implementing rigorous safety measures including temporary isolation solutions, this New Mexico hospital has had zero reported COVID-19 cases of patient-to-patient transfer since March 2020. Artesia General Hospital is the first winner of STARC System’s #MakingitPossible campaign—recognizing the healthcare facility professionals who are working tirelessly behind-the-scenes ensuring their hospitals remain safer during the pandemic.
STARC Systems Accelerates Manufacturing to Accommodate Healthcare Networks Investing in Temporary Isolation Solutions as CARES Act is Set to Expire
PruittHealth joins several other major healthcare networks with system-wide investments in STARC. STARC’s ICRA Class-IV negative air temporary walls can be used to create instant isolation rooms to protect healthcare workers, patients, residents and visitors, while slowing the spread of coronavirus. December 16, 2020 – STARC Systems, a manufacturer of temporary modular wall containment solutions… Read more »
Manufacturing Today Spotlights STARC’s Role Helping Combat the Spread of COVID
STARC Systems was recently featured in Manufacturing Today magazine for “Leading the Way” to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. The article describes how fast the company has grown, within the temporary containment niche. The spotlight adds color to STARC’s origins containing dust and debris during construction to evolving and investing for instant negative pressure… Read more »
CARES Act Update
In September, the Treasury Department issued a clarification for hospital and healthcare recipients of $22 billion in pandemic response funds from the CARES Act.
STARC Systems & PanAmar, Inc. Establish Exclusive Partnership
September 23, 2020, Brunswick, Maine. STARC Systems and PanAmar, Inc. signed an agreement to fuel growth and extend innovation into key renovation sectors. Starting today, STARC Systems will be the exclusive temporary containment wall solution provider for PanAmar.
3 Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic (So Far)
While some hospitals were more prepared than others for the COVID-19 pandemic, no one could have foreseen just how profound the impact of the crisis on our healthcare system would be. When the novel coronavirus hit the U.S. earlier this year, media reports and scenes of hospitals on the front lines struggling to keep up… Read more »