MTA Monthly Newsletters

System Pre-Verification – Ensure Compliance, Safety, & Efficiency

Aug 2024: If your facility is planning a renovation to breach the piped medical gas system, pre-verifying that zone is essential to ensure compliance, safety, and efficiency.

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Alarm Fatigue and Patient Safety – What You Need To Know

Aug 2024: Alarm fatigue refers to an increase in a healthcare provider’s response time or a decrease in his or her response rate to an alarm as a result of experiencing excessive alarms.

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Recommendations for Conducting Planned Medical Gas Shutdowns and Backfeeds

July 2024: Shutdowns & back-feeding medical gas systems can provide functionality to a zone during construction. The ASSE 6000 series recommends a well-planned and documented procedure.

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Ensure Compliance and Performance Excellence in your Organization’s Processes and Equipment

June 2024: We are excited to introduce our comprehensive IQOQPQ (Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, Performance Qualification) documentation services.

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A New Lease On Life! Reviving A 28-Year Old Medical Air System

May 2024: After more than 28 years of reliable service and 30,000+ hours of service, it was time to decide whether to buy new or update the old… Decision Made!

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It’s A New Year – Time To Evaluate Your Facility!

February 2024:  As the calendar turns to the new year, this is the time to evaluate how your facility is doing, what changed in the past year, and what needs further evaluation. This is an appropriate time to look at your medical gas systems and make sure you are maintaining your systems properly and managing future needs.

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Validating your Laboratory Fume Hoods for Operational Performance and Life Safety Compliance

January 2024: Fume hoods are commonplace in almost every laboratory and play an important role in protecting the hood user by containing potentially harmful chemicals and associated vapors or odors.

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MTA Launches New Medical Gas Pipeline Equipment Webstore

December 2023: Medical Technology Associates (MTA) is excited to announce that we have launched our medical gas pipeline webstore for one-stop shopping of all our medical gas equipment needs.

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MTA Expands Emergency Medical Gas Equipment Leasing Program

October 2023: Medical Technology Associates (MTA) is excited to announce that we have expanded our rental program to support healthcare facilities in an emergency situation where a medical air or vacuum system is down.

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Who Is Installing Your Medical Gas Pipeline?

September 2023: The installation of medical gas and vacuum systems in health care facilities must be performed by a qualified technician.

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Are Your Sterile Compounding Facilities In Compliance?

August 2023: The new USP797 guidelines are in effect in November 2023. Are your sterile compounding facilities in compliance?

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Is Your Dewpoint Monitor Reading and Working Properly?

July 2023: The damage to critical life-saving equipment could be devastating and compromise patient safety. Learn the importance of dewpoint monitors and maintenance tips.

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Is Your Healthcare Facility Ready to Designate an Individual or Individuals as the Main Responsible Facility Authority?

June 2023: The Responsible Facility Authority (RFA) is responsible for implementing piped medical gas and vacuum system requirements as established in NFPA 99. Historically, the role required the acting person(s) to receive all the documentation from certifiers and inspectors testing the medical gas system. Their job was to accept the validity of the reports and keep them on file.

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Support Gas – Nitrogen or Instrument Air

May 2023: These gases are primarily used for powering equipment used in patient care procedures. Powering of pneumatic booms, boom brakes, pendants, drive surgical tools, sterilizer doors, and SPD drying carts and cabinets. The use of Nitrogen and Instrument Air within the hospital keeps expanding, and along with that, the pressure (PSIG) requirements needed for the uses are changing the pressure requirements.

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Summer Is Coming – Stay Cool With MTA

March 2023: With summertime right around the corner. The rising temperatures are a deadly threat to your mechanical rooms’ Med Gas Source equipment.

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