September 2026 Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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9/30/2026
The Evolution of Lighting in Patient Care
Lighting is a significant investment that healthcare facility managers can make to aid in healing.
9/30/2026
HealthPartners and Essentia Health to Combine Organizations
The organizations anticipate the combination will be effective Jan. 1, 2027.
9/30/2026
Three Oaks Hospice Reports Email Breach
The company is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of the information involved in this incident.
9/29/2026
Achieving Better Treatment Spaces Through Co-Design
How a 20th Century industrial building became a safe space for youth seeking mental health support.
9/29/2026
Prisma Health to Acquire 36 Urgent Care Sites in South Carolina from Novant Health
Following the close, expected November 1, 2026, the centers will operate under Prisma Health Urgent Care.
9/29/2026
Modoc Medical Center Discloses Data Breach
Modoc reported the event to federal law enforcement and appropriate government regulators.
9/24/2026
Creating Healthcare Campus Master Plans That Allow Movement and Respite
A thoughtful campus master plan looks beyond buildings to the corridors and transitional spaces that shape how people experience healthcare environments.
9/24/2026
Aspirus Health Celebrates Opening of Chippewa Falls Hospital and Clinic
The new facility combines hospital and clinic services in one location and is designed to support patients with coordinated, patient-centered care.
9/24/2026
AdventHealth to Open Aurora Highlands Medical Campus
AdventHealth Aurora Highlands includes a 24-hour freestanding emergency room, outpatient imaging and clinic services.
9/23/2026
The Future of Healthcare Facility Construction Projects
Brian Cowperthwaite highlights the invisible work that impacts everyone who walks through a healthcare facility.
9/23/2026
Arnprior Regional Health Upgrades Building Controls to Improve IEQ
Case study: They wanted to improve the hospital facility’s IEQ to support patient care and reduce long-term operating costs.
9/23/2026
Next Level Medical Suffers a Data Breach
To date, NLM has no evidence of identity theft or fraud related to this event.
9/22/2026
Extreme Weather: The Maintenance-Resilience Link
Extreme heat serves as stress test of the resilience of utility systems that provide power, cooling and life safety functions.
9/22/2026
Encompass Health Lower Providence Opens in Pennsylvania
The 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital is the company's 11th location in Pennsylvania.
9/22/2026
Intermountain Health Acquires Fairbourne Building for Healthcare Hub and Medical Campus Conversion
Construction on the interior of the building is underway with the city and Intermountain working closely together on the campus.
9/17/2026
Cooling Towers at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Test Positive for Legionella
Hospital among the positive tests at 10 cooling towers in South Bronx.
9/17/2026
University of Rhode Island Adds Clinical Space
Space dedicated to training students in counseling-related programs doubles in size.
9/16/2026
How Retail Design Principles Can Improve Healthcare Wayfinding
Healthcare facilities are adopting retail-inspired design strategies to make spaces easier to navigate and more comfortable for patients.
9/16/2026
Midwest Spine And Brain Institute Suffers Data Breach via Third-Party Vendor
MSBI recently learned that its third-party MSP provider, 3C, was affected by an external cyberattack.
9/16/2026
Flexible Design Strategies Help OhioHealth Maximize Clinical Space
Doing more with less was key to the renovated facility’s design.
9/15/2026
What Accessibility in Senior Care Facilities Should Look Like
The future of design for senior care facilities should go beyond compliance.
9/15/2026
Corewell Health to Expand Grand Rapids and Troy Hospitals
Major expansions at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids and Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital are planned.
9/15/2026
Shoshone Medical Center Reports Data Breach
In response to this incident, it has implemented additional security measures within its systems and is reviewing its current policies and procedures related to data security.
9/10/2026
Cyberattack Results in Patient Reroutes at Anne Arundel Medical Center
A recent cyberattack on Luminis Health Care led to care disruptions and treatment cancelations at Maryland hospital.
9/10/2026
Tangram Furnishes Be Well OC Irvine Behavioral Health Campus
Case study: Through a public-private partnership, Be Well OC’s 22-acre Irvine campus expands Orange County’s continuum of behavioral healthcare.
9/10/2026
Suntree Internal Medicine Reports Data Breach
Suntree Internal Medicine has no evidence of misuse, or attempted misuse, of any potentially affected information.
9/9/2026
Why Healthcare Facilities Management Is Critical to Patient Safety
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities rely on much more than doctors and nurses to keep patients safe.
9/9/2026
Sanford Health and North Memorial Health Finalize Partnership
An integration process is underway to create a unified organization.
9/9/2026
Cornerstone Behavioral Healthcare Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack
On May 26, 2026, Cornerstone discovered that a breach of the security of certain PHI that Cornerstone maintains occurred as a result of a ransomware attack.
9/8/2026
Containing Candida Auris Across the Care Continuum
Containment becomes achievable, sustainable and far more effective for facilities that follow the same precautions, disinfectant standards and equipment rules.
9/8/2026
OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital Earns Critical Access Hospital Designation
The program was established to help rural hospitals maintain local access to care by providing additional flexibility through a cost-based Medicare reimbursement model.
9/3/2026
Designing a Home Away from Home
Ronald McDonald House Atlanta balances the familiarity of home with the demands of a high-use facility serving families of children receiving medical care.
9/3/2026
Stephens County Hospital Becoming Part of Wellstar Health System
The transaction is expected to be completed toward the end of 2026, pending the conclusion of regulatory approvals.
9/3/2026
Grafton City Hospital Joins Vandalia Health
The transition follows approval from the West Virginia Health Care Authority and continues a longstanding partnership between the organizations.
9/2/2026
Protecting Patients from C. auris Through Bed and Mattress Safety
Managers face an urgent question: What happens when a colonized patient returns to a contaminated mattress?
9/2/2026
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Tops Off New Acute Care Tower
The new acute care tower, designed by FCA, will enhance the hospital’s ability to serve patients by incorporating facilities and expanding its range of services.
9/2/2026
Adena Health Finalizes Acquiring Fairfield Medical Center
Fairfield Medical Center will now be known as Adena Fairfield Medical Center, marking a new chapter for the hospital.
9/1/2026
Every Detail Matters: A Patient's Story of Healing, Hope and Healthcare Facilities
In the Facilities in Focus season finale, 11-year-old Kendalynn and her mother share how Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital became more than a place for care.
9/1/2026
The Landes Group Completes Acquisition of Encore Medical Center
Encore Medical Center is a 108,055-square-foot hospital in Bryant, Arkansas.
9/1/2026
Enhancing Safety at Hennepin Healthcare with a Screening System
Case study: The system was able to detect 2,500 risk items in less than five months.