title: Maintain a safe environment of care.
abstract: Learn the latest updates to JCAHO's environment of care standards.
authors.affiliation: Accreditation Operations, Standards Interpretation Group, JCAHO, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Dean H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Samet
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States