Two studies look at open-plan ward design, ventilation strategies and energy management
By Healthcare Facilities Today
Two hospital ventilation and environmental management studies are exploring hospital indoor air quality and infection control for future healthcare building designs, according to a Specification Online article.
One recent study is looking into the effect of airflow in open plan and partitioned ‘Nightingale’ style wards, the other examines how hospital environments, ventilation strategies and energy management will need to evolve to the long term effects of climate change.
Read the article.
September 4, 2013
Topic Area: Environmental Services
Nursing Home Owner Faces No Jailtime After Hurricane MishandlingThe owner of seven nursing homes sent his occupants to a poorly equipped warehouse during Hurricane Ida.
Protecting the Healthcare Supply Chain from CyberattacksVulnerabilities within the healthcare supply chain can become avenues for cyberattacks and subsequent disruptions.
Jefferson Health Opens Honickman Center in PhiladelphiaThe 462,000-square-foot facility is home to 10 different buildings with over a dozen specialty practices scattered throughout.
First Building Opens at FSU/TMH Medical Campus in Panama City BeachIt is the first of several buildings planned for the 87-acre campus.
Palomar Health Medical Group Partially Restores Systems Following CyberattackIt had taken the organization around two months to restore some system functions.