Maintenance and Operations - June 2014
San Francisco hospitals rehabilitating hospital food
Facilities join with Physicians for Social Responsibility to brainstorm ways to change hospital food
6/30/2014
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New hospital maintenance rules kick in July 1
Guidelines clarify when a hospital may adjust its maintenance, inspection and testing activities from what is recommended by the manufacturer
6/27/2014
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Consult models outside of healthcare to improve patient experience
Healthcare providers compare themselves to each other and benchmark their customer service accordingly. This sets the bar in the wrong place.
6/26/2014
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White paper tackles increasing noise in healthcare environment
Today's hospitals are twice as noisy as they were 50 years ago, according to the paper
6/25/2014
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White paper offered on sustainable pest management
Pest management program can align with sustainability requirements
6/24/2014
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'Aquarium lights' improve dementia care: study
Therapeutic lamps used in study found at a pet store
6/23/2014
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Healthcare professionals honored with annual Facility Managers Awards in California
The North Bay Business Journal included many healthcare facility managers in 2014 honorees
6/23/2014
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Long-term care facilities including more amenities
New are existing facilities are are realizing that these features are necessary to remain competitive, according to a blog on the Environments for Aging website
6/19/2014
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Recognizing signs of bedbugs
To look for bedbugs, check for these signs in the places where people sleep
6/17/2014
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Assessing a healthcare facility
An initial discussion of what areas will be covered will help determine the correct approach
6/17/2014
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Nursing homes in Germany serve 3D-printed food
3D-printed "smoothfood" uses pureed food to create a more appetizing-looking meal for elderly people who have trouble chewing and swallowing
6/13/2014
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AHF culinary competition winners named
Teams were judged on organization, time management, culinary skills, originality, taste and plate presentation
6/13/2014
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UCSF Medical Center's room service program delivers restaurant-style food
Patients can choose from menu items available at the various restaurant-style concepts in the center's retail cafes
6/12/2014
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Hospital raises bar on food service with intensive training
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital increases profits with new menu, trained staff
6/11/2014
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North Carolina hospital launches 'Dinner-to-Go' program for employees, community
Transylvania Regional Hospital aims for great food not great hospital food, with emphasis on nutrition, local sourcing
6/10/2014
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'Cultural guide' urged for hospital staffs
Guidelines on the religious and cultural needs of patients urged
6/9/2014
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Healthcare foodservice gets creative
Industry was poised for a change regardless of what happened on the political landscape
6/9/2014
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Hospital infection control: reducing airborne pathogens
Source and pathway management should involve airborne transmission and especially enhanced methods of its control even though the primary route is considered to be direct contact
6/9/2014
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Mobile hospital becomes temporary medical center
National Mobile Disaster Hospital (MDH) from North Carolina opens in tornado-ravaged Louisville, Miss.
6/5/2014
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Healthcare facility's food service expands to food truck
Lynchburg, Va., health system launches mobile kitchen as part of its food service transformation
6/5/2014
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Savannah area sees urgent care growth
Perfect healthcare storm has created a boon for the urgent care industry: a shortage of primary care physicians, overstretched emergency rooms and newly insured patients
6/5/2014
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Irish care homes criticized for 'shared gender' facilities
Females and males with intellectual disabilities had to share cubicles in three residential homes
6/3/2014
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More hospitals using antibiotic-free meat
Facilities face the reality that reduced-antibiotic meat and poultry products are more expensive and finding vendors with an adequate supply is a challenge
6/3/2014
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Tupelo hospital laundry on constant alert
North Mississippi Medical Center's laundry treats everything like it's potentially infectious
6/2/2014
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Adelante chief honored as healthcare facility 'Changemaker'
The Center for Health Design gives Changemaker Award to honor the exceptional ability to change the way healthcare facilities are designed and built
6/2/2014
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