Trending News - October 2017
Tesla returns power to Puerto Rican children's hospital
Repairing or replacing healthcare facilities to their prior condition may be foolish
10/31/2017
Long-ignored unsanitary conditions found at Ga. prison hospital
Bags of garbage have piled up outside the operating room, attracting flies and mosquitoes
10/31/2017
Houston's most and least expensive hospitals
Out of 29 hospitals ranked in the area, only seven have costs above the national average
10/31/2017
Electrical design considerations for healthcare projects
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers should be well versed in all factors related to their disciplines
10/31/2017
Mississippi healthcare facility replaces 120 in-house housekeepers with contract workers
University of Mississippi Medical Center is no longer employing an in-house cleaning staff
10/31/2017
Hot cleaning rags ignite at California nursing home
Cleaning rags had been removed from the dryer too soon without cooling off
10/31/2017
Lighthouse Guild Honors Scientists at Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Award Lecture
10/31/2017
Man rides bike into Okla. hospital, steals laptop
Police trying to identify a man who rode his bicycle inside a Bethany hospital during a theft
10/30/2017
Most common types of hospital security officer training
Survey shows eight of the training categories decreased in prevalence compared to four years ago
10/30/2017
Group working to curb harmful surgical smoke
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses' 'Go Clear' program aims to bring awareness to the harmful effects
10/30/2017
Greenest hospitals in America
Becker's Healthcare names 60 of the most environmentally friendly hospitals in the country
10/30/2017
Hospitals honored for heating pipeline project
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was awarded Sustainability Project of the Year
10/30/2017
Rebuilding healthcare facilities after hurricane offers opportunity
Repairing or replacing healthcare facilities to their prior condition may be foolish
10/30/2017
Lawsuit to block Boston Children’s Hospital tower dismissed
Supporters of Prouty Garden sued to block the hospital from building a new clinical tower on the green space
10/27/2017
Pa. healthcare network plans $1B investment to build, renovate hospitals
Highmark Health's Allegheny Health Network to build state-of-the-art hospital and "neighborhood hospitals," renovate existing hospitals
10/27/2017
North Wales hospitals' laundry called infection risk
Machines are breaking down and there are pest control issues
10/27/2017
Florida moves to shut down nursing home where 14 died during Irma
Regulators have moved to permanently revoke the operating license of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills
10/27/2017
Remote healthcare locations lead to a new design strategy
As healthcare services moving outward, design considerations are evolving
10/27/2017
Armstrong Ceilings Sustain Portfolio Now Included in Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog
10/27/2017
Family of man murdered at Johns Hopkins questions policies
A woman killed her estranged husband in the ICU
10/26/2017
Gov. says Buffalo children's hospital reflects new mentality
New facility incorporates modern features that reflect advances in healthcare design
10/26/2017
Mich. hospital reviewing policies after shooting
A patient barricaded himself in his room at Covenant HealthCare until officers gained entry with ballistic shields
10/26/2017
How typical ceiling light fixtures can help reduce HAIs
Healthcare providers are increasingly looking for solutions that provide a safety net by disinfecting surfaces that may have been insufficiently disinfected
10/26/2017
Arkansas VA healthcare system failed to update cleaning standards
Standards for instruments used in eye surgery cited
10/26/2017
Washington's Sammamish High School Features Ornamental and Functional Rockfon Ceiling Systems
10/26/2017
Puerto Rico healthcare system faces long recovery
The situation with Puerto Rico’s healthcare system is far more vulnerable than those in Texas or Florida
10/25/2017
Addressing fall risk with patient room design
A 2017 study uses a simulation-based approach to evaluate the biomechanics of falls to identify risk associated with physical design strategies, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
10/25/2017
Georgia Supreme Court upholds Certificate of Need law for healthcare facilities
The court held that the law serves a legitimate state interest in ensuring that health care services are distributed reasonably and economically.
10/25/2017
A month after Irma, Ormond Beach hospital still closed
Officials at damaged healthcare facility reviewing the assessments and evaluating the necessary repairs
10/25/2017
New tent hospital boosts NZ’s disaster response
Tent features a series of interconnecting sections for triage, maternity, resuscitation, a 10-stretcher observation ward and a pharmacy
10/25/2017