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Reducing HAIs With Touchpoint Disinfecting

Cleaners target HAI hotspots

9/29/2020

Promote Healing And Create Energy-Efficient Environments With Modern Lighting Design And Controls

Healthcare facilities can employ advanced lighting design strategies to improve patient and visitor comfort

9/2/2020

Some Healthcare Workers Need Convincing To Wear Masks

Some healthcare workers still believe COVID is a farce or it doesn't really exist

9/1/2020

India Deploys Portable, Foldable Covid Hospital

Facility can be set up in a few hours by fewer than five people

8/31/2020

A Connected Point of Care Ecosystem Checklist

The entire point of care ecosystem, which goes beyond the interaction between patient and caregiver, has an effect on improving the overall experience

8/31/2020

Staten Island Hospital Installs Thermal Scanners

Employees and visitors can be tested when entering the hospital

8/31/2020

Many Doctors Say Pandemic Won't Be Contained Until June

Eighty-six percent of physicians said COVID-19 won't be under control until at least January 2021

8/28/2020

IoT Leverages Existing Systems To Effect Operating Efficiencies

Actionable data drives value across organizations

8/20/2020

VA To Welcome Volunteers Back to Healthcare Facilities

Some volunteer roles will be new, modified, virtual or remain paused

8/20/2020

San Juan VA getting post-hurricane infrastructure upgrades

The project expected to lead to more than $1 million in annual energy savings

8/10/2018

Palo Verde Behavioral Health Center renovation balances safety, comfort

Project incorporates ligature-resistant materials and hardware while encouraging a comfortable, homey environment

5/1/2017

Rethinking behavioral health facility design

The physical environment needs to play a critical therapeutic role in patient care

5/1/2017

Renovation without interruption

Cooper University Health Care project worked with a goal of minimizing disruptions to patient care

5/1/2016

San Antonio hospital designs antimicrobial elements into luxe atmosphere

While the setting is luxurious, it is also functional for a healthcare setting

5/1/2016

Reducing airborne healthcare-associated infections

Indoor air quality and building hygiene can impact infection rates

5/1/2016

Integrated Project Delivery creates collaboration and builds value into healthcare design

Owensboro Health project used IPD method to redefine idea of patient care

5/1/2016

Behavioral hospital renovation balances security, healing

Design of Rogers Memorial Hospital in Brown Deer, Wis., on the leading edge of the biophilia trend

5/1/2016

Becoming a green pioneer by (interior) design

The Dell Children's facility became the first project in the world to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Healthcare Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council

10/12/2015

Campus transformed to serve community

Little Company of Mary Hospital project balances respect for history and need for modernization

10/9/2015

Rebuilding a legacy

Replacing San Francisco's Chinese Hospital creates challenges - from a small staging area to working around multiple daily deliveries to neighborhood vendors

10/1/2015

Technical Innovation's Critical Space Solutions to showcase control room design at Critical Facilities Summit

10/1/2015

Long career shows change is a safe bet

Journey from hospital FM to life safety consultant comes with many lessons for challenging industry

9/13/2014

Hospital's security a coordinated effort

Security focus at Froedtert Hospital starts with hospital leadership

7/1/2014

Quality assurance audits for healthcare facilities

The how and the why of tracking your environmental services trends

5/1/2014

Infection control by design

Material choices can have significant effect on the safety of healthcare facilities

3/27/2014

Part 1: Hospital initiative to boost patient satisfaction started with environmental services

Faced with lower-than-expected patient satisfaction scores, Blanchard Valley Hospital underwent a systemic change in its culture that began with the environmental services department.

3/6/2014

Part 2: Hospital environmental services: A change in process, a process of change

Faced with lower-than-expected patient satisfaction scores, Blanchard Valley Hospital underwent a systemic change in its culture that began with the environmental services department.

3/6/2014