Maintenance and Operations February 2018 - Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
Display by Topic:
Focus: Facility Design
2/27/2018
‘Me Generation’ changing senior living expectations
Assisted living communities becoming as much hospitality as healthcare
Focus: Plumbing
2/21/2018
Advances in tools expand drain cleaning versatility
Changes have meant greater power and versatility for technicians
2/21/2018
Dealing with a healthcare facility linen hoarding
One of the biggest challenges laundry and linen services in a healthcare facility is linen hoarding
2/20/2018
The important role your facilities team plays in patient care
Beyond first impressions, elements of the physical environment continue to play a critical role in patient satisfaction for the duration of their stay
2/16/2018
Supporting staff during a healthcare facility downsizing
As the healthcare landscape transforms, organizations face reengineering initiatives, restructurings, redundancies and downsizings
2/16/2018
Hospitals cancel surgeries after cracks found in operating room walls
The closure comes just over a week after dust contamination also closed the surgery area
2/13/2018
Hospitals using mobile units, tents to manage flu cases
Units are used to treat patients and free up beds
2/12/2018
Evacuating a hospital in the middle of a wildfire
ASPR interview examines emergency actions during California disaster
2/8/2018
7,000 Winnipeg healthcare workers merge union chapters
The new collective includes workers at longterm care homes, community clinics, the Health Sciences Centre, and Grace, Concordia and Seven Oaks hospitals
2/6/2018
Atlanta hospital opens mobile ER to handle flu overflow
Grady Memorial Hospital ER normally sees 400 patients a day but the number has grown to above 500
2/6/2018
Air filters focused on efficiency
Advances in air filter efficiency and performance standards offer more potential benefits for organizations and occupants.
2/6/2018
Apple app may mean the end of the healthcare facility fax
With iPhone Health app, patients will soon be able to download and view health records on their phones
Ideas for dealing with linen hoarding