Trending News - August 2015
Personal clothing tied to infections in NICU
Respiratory syncytial virus can be spread from caregivers' and visitors' clothes
8/31/2015
Managing infection control during healthcare facility construction
Dust and debris can be a major source of molds and fungi spores
8/31/2015
Boston's Children's Hospital plans for pedestrian bridge
Hospital wants to build a $23 million pedestrian bridge from the visitor parking garage right into the hospital
8/31/2015
Reducing MRI noise and vibration
Reducing the noise transmission to nearby spaces requires attention to airborne and structure-borne transmission paths, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website
8/31/2015
Natural disaster infographic
Eastern Kentucky University offers data hospital safety problems during times of natural disaster
8/31/2015
Facility professionals can have key role in mergers
Facility directors should be positioned to thrive after the announcement of a merger or acquisition
8/31/2015
ROCKFON meets Arkansas State University's goals for aesthetics, performance, schedule and budget
8/31/2015
Texas hospital may lose funding due to safety concerns
Federal judge may intervene in plans to cut funding to a North Texas psychiatric hospital
8/28/2015
Boston children's hospital garden may be demolished
Supporters have asked Massachusetts Attorney to block the hospital from demolishing the garden to put up a new clinical building
8/28/2015
Los Angeles VA renovates former mental health hospital
Historic building will house chronically homeless veterans
8/28/2015
Pharmacy clinics' role in healthcare growing
Use of the retail clinics has been on an upswing for preventive services
8/28/2015
Life safety consultant should be part of the design process
Healthcare projects often go through the early design phases without bringing in key consultants
8/28/2015
Camden introduces new surface mount, weather/vandal resistant, stand-alone prox reader & keypad
8/28/2015
AIMMC Center for Advanced Care blends two facilities
The expansions of the existing Creticos Cancer Center and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center were originally commissioned as two separate projects, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
8/27/2015
Photo gallery: Innovations in ED design
New strategies in emergency department design are showcased on the Health Facilities Management website
8/27/2015
Missouri hospital completes patient move to new tower
Cox Medical Center South's opens new $130-million 343,000-square-foot West Tower
8/27/2015
Health system teams with Walgreens to expand retail clinic model
Providence Health & Services partnership will stress care coordination, chronic care and interconnected electronic health records
8/27/2015
Q&A on calibration gas cylinders
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question on calibration gas cylinders
8/27/2015
Okla. hospital forced to close ORs due to faulty air handling system
Surprise inspection from CMS finds high humidity in the hospital's central sterilization room
8/26/2015
Report says HCAHPS surveys don't show the whole picture
Hospitals urged to start gathering a much greater depth of data to truly change the patient experience and impact business performance
8/26/2015
Australian hospital's energy efficiency project criticized
Government priorities questioned after $3.3 million was set aside for improved energy efficiency at Canberra Hospital
8/26/2015
Illinois nursing home resident monitoring law OK'd
Residents of nursing homes and their families can put audio- or video-monitoring devices in residents' rooms
8/26/2015
Entry mats can help maintain greener facility
Without high-performance entry mats installed, a facility cannot be LEED certified
8/26/2015
Conservation's value more than financial
Energy-management initiatives can build enthusiasm among patients and employees while raising the profile of health systems
8/26/2015
Nora Lighting Edge-Lit LED panel series now available in three sizes and range of Kelvin temps
8/26/2015
Not lovin' it: Cleveland Clinic to boot McDonald's from food court
Clinic will discontinue a long-term lease that has allowed McDonald's to operate there for two decades
8/25/2015
Improving patient care with IT
Most Wired Innovator Award honorees are using IT in innovative ways
8/25/2015
Study backs sound panels for reducing noise in hospitals
Scientists are trying to reduce the amount of noise which is often double what it should be
8/25/2015
Montefiore Health System cuts energy use with sustainable initiatives
Montefiore Medical Center has the longest running cogeneration facility of any New York City hospital
8/25/2015
BIM can streamline healthcare facility management
The model information can be used for commissioning, maintenance, refurbishing and end-of-building-life decisions
8/25/2015
Advanced nurse call systems becoming standard equipment
Real-time locating systems can offer new work flow functions
8/25/2015