Maintenance and Operations - April 2014
Adding bioremediation to the sanitation schedule
Focal areas should include vault toilets, showers, ceramic tile floors and other areas where organic buildup is present
4/30/2014
Free webcast: Data Center Consolidation: A Roadmap
Building Operation Management Magazine is presenting a webcast by David Hutchison of Excipio Consulting. He will offer facility managers a roadmap for planning a data center consolidation.
4/30/2014
Honolulu ambulances delivering bedbugs
To kill bedbugs in emergency vehicles, the city is expected to spend $25,200 over the next fiscal year
4/29/2014
Trauma room infection control Q&A
Consultant Brad Keyes answeres a question about the placement of a flushing hopper sink in a trauma room
4/29/2014
Cleaning for hospital-acquired infections
Altering environmental cleaning practices can have the most significant impact on infection control
4/28/2014
Mother says newborn died from fungus at New Orleans hospital
Children's Hospital said that five pediatric patients died over 11 months ending in July 2009 following an outbreak of a deadly infection caused by fungi present in dirt and decaying organic matter
4/25/2014
U.K. charity banned from donating food to hospital
Organization was told that the hospital would no longer accept food from outside sources
4/25/2014
Garbage can liners banned after hospital suicides
Glasgow's health board told to remove plastic garbage can liners from all its mental health wards and facilities after two patients took their own lives
4/24/2014
Waco VA Medical Center loses water for a day
Crews repair damaged water main connection restoring water service to the campus after a 24-hour interruption
4/24/2014
Waste and mismanagement cited at medical prison
$840 million California Health Care Facility beset by waste, mismanagement and miscommunication between the prison and medical staffs
4/17/2014
Hospital door handle sanitizes hands
Column can be fitted on a pull door and has a blue paddle on bottom that dispenses a dab of hand sanitizer when pushed
4/17/2014
South Dakota seeing urgent-care facility boom
The push toward urgent care has led to an expansion of clinics in western South Dakota
4/17/2014
Is there room in the healthcare C-suite for facilities managers?
ASHE exec says by improving their ability to communicate in business terms and finding ways to reduce operating costs while improving performance, facilities managers can generate trust capital
4/16/2014
Jamaica allocates $1 billion to upgrade health facilities
Major project components include sewage treatment, child and adolescent mental health facilities, medical waste management enhancement, primary health care renewal and piped medical gases infrastructure
4/15/2014
Who will win and lose with Accountable Care?
Healthcare reform is all about the patients, but who else in the healthcare industry will come out on top? Industry experts predict the winners and losers.
4/15/2014
How healthcare facilities can improve patient satisfaction
Understanding the connection between the physical appearance of a facility and patient satisfaction can have a lasting impact on both a hospital's performance and its ability to provide exceptional community health
4/14/2014
Hospitals brace for effects of insurance reform
South Jersey hospital officials are bracing for the effects of the Affordable Care Act, with some planning staffing cuts due to fewer patients visiting their emergency rooms and others hiring more doctors
4/11/2014
Oregon facility offers storefront healthcare
Corvallis' new medical facility is a storefront clinic wedged between a coffeehouse and a Mexican restaurant
4/10/2014
To boost patient satisfaction - align scores and strategic goals
Building a culture of improvement is the framework for creating the best patient experience
4/10/2014
Minnesota VA to expand food service facility
The St. Cloud VA Health Care System plans to build a bigger food services building to better serve veterans living on campus or with mental health issues
4/9/2014
Hospital safety tipping point hit well below full occupancy
Research shows healthcare facility safety at risk at about 92 percent of full occupancy
4/9/2014
FEMA may seek $2 million repayment from Louisiana hospital
The Department of Homeland Security is recommending that the government recover $2 million in Hurricane Katrina-related disaster recovery assistance from East Jefferson General Hospital
4/8/2014
New Jersey hospital ties employee bonuses to the facility's performance
What happens when pay-for-performance applies to a hospital's staff as a whole?
4/4/2014
Keeping that 'new building' feel
White paper on Healthcare Design magazine website explores how everyone responsible for how a new building lasts should take a long-term view when it comes to door- and wall-protection products
4/3/2014
Hospital partners with college to develop new food service
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is joining forces with Niagara University to deliver a new food service experience for hospital visitors, staff, students and volunteers
4/2/2014
Improving environmental cleaning outcomes
A facility can leverage disinfection advancements to improve infection prevention while reducing costs
4/2/2014
Green House turns nursing-home concept upside down
According to a McKnight's blog, the Green House Project creates the 'ideal' long-term care setting from the ground up
4/1/2014
White paper examines soft-surface decontamination
Aesthetically appealing soft surfaces pose a practical challenge to infection control in healthcare settings
4/1/2014