Focus: Patient Satisfaction/Experience
Facilities managers can help revolutionize healthcare
With the push to reduce costs, facilities managers play a major role in identifying inefficiencies delivering improvements
Facilities managers can help revolutionize healthcare by identifying inefficiencies and delivering improvements in an increasingly cost-conscious environment, according to an article on the Building Design & Construction website.
The ways in which the FM's role has gone from fixing facades to saving lives include:
• Wireless — There is also an expectations on the part of patients and visitors that internet access will be provided.
• Space optimization — Space management is important for patients and staff, with a delicate balance to be struck between comfort and maximizing the available facilities.
Read the article.
December 1, 2016
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