Trending News - April 2015
Designing healthcare facilities to fight infection
Ventilation, furnishings and fixtures affect the bacteria inside a hospital
4/30/2015
Los Angeles children's hospital opens rehab center
New 22,000-square-foot Petersen Rehabilitation Center is one of the largest acute pediatric rehabilitation centers in the country
4/30/2015
Healthcare interiors serving needs in changing ways
Healthcare interiors are serving patient, family, and staff needs in a way that would be unrecognizable to recently past generations, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/30/2015
Workplace violence is on the rise for nursing staff
An Occupational Health Safety Network report finds risks highest among nurse assistants
4/30/2015
Designing for behavioral health facilities
The next big opportunity to improve mental health care delivery lies within designers' hands
4/30/2015
Consider systems, human factor to curb infection, study says
Healthcare facilities urged to look beyond isolated practices of staff when working to curb infections
4/30/2015
The evolution of urgent care centers
Infusion suite within or adjacent to the urgent care center are becoming more common
4/30/2015
ASSA ABLOY's EcoFlex energy-saving mortise locks now available with high-security monitoring options
4/30/2015
Long-term care facilities stressing more basic healthcare
Facilities are surpassing hospitals as focus of healthcare for the elderly
4/29/2015
Healthcare has most nonfatal occupational injuries for all private industries in 2013
One in five reported nonfatal occupational injuries occurred among workers in the healthcare and social assistance industry
4/29/2015
N.Z. health board proposing improvement food service for healthcare facilities
New nutrition standards, developed with health board dietitians, would be introduced
4/29/2015
Winning strategies for waiting rooms
Furnishings should accommodate diverse postures, behaviors, and levels of privacy
4/29/2015
Kaiser Permanente plans increase of solar and wind power use
Kaiser Permanente plans to add on-site solar energy to as many as 170 of its California healthcare facilities, according to an article on the Health Facilities Management website
4/29/2015
Successful activating of an ambulatory care center
Activation will involve focusing on operational readiness, facility readiness and move logistics
4/29/2015
Rubber flooring has multiple benefits for nursing staff
Comfort is the benefit most often cited when discussing the positive impact rubber flooring has upon nurses
4/29/2015
Rockfon Contour acoustic baffles provide quietness, visual interest in commercial interiors
4/29/2015
Australian healthcare facility kitchen staff returns, but patients may still get Big Macs
The kitchen staff has gone back to work at the biggest hospital network in Kingston, Victoria, but patients may have to be given take away instead of reheated hospital meals, according to an article on the Herald Sun website
4/28/2015
Mercy Hospital Joplin expanded definition of resiliency
Replacement healthcare facility built to withstand severe weather after tornado
4/28/2015
Healthcare facility flooring options
Options include first adhesive free flooring and designs that mimic our internal clockwork
4/28/2015
Florida Hospital Orlando will embody a new era in women's healthcare
The facility was designed to achieve a balance between creating a modern healthcare facility and establishing an environment that promotes healing through design, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
4/28/2015
Healthcare facilities embracing lighting that inspires comfort and confidence
Lighting can be an essential design element influencing the staff, patient and visitor's perception of the hospital experience
4/28/2015
Designing maternity facilities for millennials
Facilities may need to accommodate natural birth options such as midwife deliveries, doulas, acupuncture, water births, and offering tools such as birthing balls or ropes
4/28/2015
Two 'massive' healthcare facilities coming to Ottawa in 2017
The Pinnacle Centres of Healthcare Excellence will offer 'one stop shopping' for healthcare
4/28/2015
Q&A on exit signage
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about exit signage
4/28/2015
Johnson Controls helps top public health system deliver better care at lower cost in new hospital
4/28/2015
Scope maker warned Europe about problems two years before L.A. infections
FDA learned of scope warnings last summer but didn't alert U.S. hospitals
4/27/2015
Some healthcare workers not trained on how to clean uniforms in-home
Many healthcare facilities require employees to clean some uniforms at home, but offer no training
4/27/2015
St. Joseph Health saves clinician time and improves patient care with secure on-demand printing
The system needed a solution that would help with printer management issues and user profile corruption in a virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment
4/27/2015
Report: Retail clinics could handle 27 percent of emergency visits
Shift could create $4 billion in savings
4/27/2015
Don't waste time on time: How synchronized clocks improve operations
Accurate time isn't a mere convenience in a healthcare facility; it's a central way of ensuring that operations are running efficiently and patient safety is paramount
4/27/2015
Door hardware specifications for healthcare facilities
Healthcare facilities have unique door opening applications and specific door hardware requirements
4/27/2015
Designing patient- and technology-friendly clinical spaces
Nurse and design consultant says efficient, safe spaces must accommodate new technology, the human touch
4/27/2015
Instilling pride in your housekeeping team
Inspire them and they are going to go above and beyond their daily responsibilities and put patient needs above their own
4/24/2015
Study suggests 'soft' floors reduce falls
A Swedish study recently published in Injury Prevention looked at the effect impact-absorbing flooring had on minimizing injuries from falls, according to an article on the Long-Term Living magazine
4/24/2015
Cincinnati hospital plans $280 million expansion
Joint and Spine Center Christ Hospital project will include a million-dollar view
4/24/2015