Trending News - March 2014
Memory facility cited for hiring sex offender as environmental services coordinator
Investigators with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services found several violations at Lake Hallie Memory Care, including the hiring of a convicted sex offender in environmental services
3/31/2014
Owensboro hospital project wins engineering award
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Ky, wins American Council of Engineering Companies 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards competition
3/31/2014
Construction forecast sees growth in healthcare
FMI expects the small growth in healthcare construction in 2014 to ramp up in 2015
3/31/2014
Healthcare designers can be advocates for seniors
When judging design projects for seniors, Environments for the Aging blogger sees deep sensitivity to the future users
3/31/2014
Sculpture is centerpiece of medical center healing garden
Fifteen-foot-high, 2,000-pound sculpture was created in honor of the 125th anniversary of Immanuel Medical Center
3/31/2014
CMMS software can boost budgeting skills
A computerized maintenance management system will act as a centralized database for everything within a maintenance operation
3/31/2014
Healthcare spaces for IT systems integration have specific design challenges
Healthcare Design magazine article says every project on design boards today will require plenty of thought for information technology (IT) and integration of all the systems
3/31/2014
Healthy materials and an aging population driving healthcare design
Healthcare Construction + Operations Q&A looks at trends in interior design
3/31/2014
Beacon Products combines versatility and efficiency with newest led floodlight - the cadet luminaire
3/31/2014
Clinic employees may have been exposed to mold
Employees and patients at the Bronx Montefiore Family Health Center may have suffered respiratory illnesses due to mold
3/28/2014
Testing fire equipment for notification of off-site fire responders
Proper testing and documentation of the transmission signals to off-premises responders is one of the requirements that is often misunderstood
3/28/2014
Seattle Children's Hospital project found more with less
Healthcare Design article explores a hospital expansion process that ended up with less square footage for a perfect fit
3/28/2014
Tips for supply chain efficiency
The supply chain represents about 25 percent of a healthcare facility's operating budget, so supply chain optimization is an imperative
3/28/2014
New regulations target flame-retardant chemicals
Environments for Aging article discusses California legislation aimed at reducing the use of flame retardant chemicals in furniture, other products
3/28/2014
Facilities collaborate to fight C. diff
Healthcare facilities in Washington counties form task force to prevent infections
3/28/2014
L.A. inspectors told to stop nursing home investigations
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health told inspectors to stop investigating complaints at nursing homes in order to reduce the backlog of claims
3/28/2014
Massachusetts hospital plans $72 million modernization
Lawrence General Hospital project will include inpatient renovations, a 42,250-square-foot surgical building expansion and renovation and infrastructure upgrades
3/28/2014
Light Efficient Design's compact Led-8039 delivers led retrofitting solution for small spaces
3/28/2014
Infection prevention failure blamed in deaths of two babies
The spread of E.coli in a neonatal ward in Swansea, Wales, where two babies died was tied to inadequate handwashing and the need to increase spacing between cots
3/27/2014
A ceiling with with a view
Long-Term Living article explores virtual skylights for senior healthcare facilities
3/27/2014
Preventing healthcare data security breaches
Risk assessments and basic IT and social media policies can help protect healthcare organizations
3/27/2014
Learning from Swedish healthcare design
Healthcare Design blog asks how cultural context affects healthcare planning and design
3/27/2014
Streamlining life safety system inspections
Electronic inspection reporting can simplify the data collection, documentation and retrieval process
3/27/2014
Design can help keep seniors mobile
Environments for Aging blog discusses how the built environment can encourage increased activity and interaction for seniors
3/27/2014
Movie theater to be renovated to house health facility
Adena Health System to relocate majority of its rehabilitation services to a vacant Chillicothe theater
3/27/2014
Infection control by design
Material choices can have significant effect on the safety of healthcare facilities
3/27/2014
Ignited bread in morgue latest fire at UK hospital
Wishaw General Hospital safety report includes range of fire incidents
3/26/2014
Time for hospitals to reach for Energy Star
Few hospital facility managers currently think of Energy Star as a label that their building can use to demonstrate the administration's commitment to reducing energy use
3/26/2014
Designing a 'smart' hospital
Healthcare Design article says healthcare providers must improve the patient experience inside their facilities and out through a focus on connectivity, communication and access to information
3/26/2014
Do you have a 'fatburg' in your pipe?
A disposal bag disposal system can save plumbing, reduce the added and unnecessary expense of damage, reduce unsightly waste, reduce offensive odor and protect people from cross contamination
3/26/2014
New York hospital holds active shooter drill
Nyack Hospital's emergency drill is designed to prepare for an armed intruder scenario at the hospital
3/26/2014
Long-term care facilities building for boomers
Environments for Aging blog says swelling boomer demographics mean facilities will be tailoring plans to their growing needs
3/26/2014
Prison medical facility gives inmates roles in environmental services, other areas
Gold Coat program gives inmates purpose, helps keep embattled California facility running
3/26/2014
Lawmaker opposes more nursing home construction in Indiana
State lawmaker says failure of construction moratorium could hurt existing nursing homes
3/26/2014