Industry News - July 2016

At least one hospital embracing Pokémon Go (with limits)

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin says it's the distraction that makes the app worth playing

7/27/2016

Hospitals taking cues from hospitality industry to improve patient experience

Customer service is now a big part of hospitals’ strategic planning

7/26/2016

More hospitals ask Pokemon Go players to stay off their grounds

Players no longer will be able to 'catch em' all' at some healthcare facilities in the Quad Cities

7/25/2016

Rolling Stone includes delivery rooms in list of strangest Pokestop locations

Other locations include graveyards and Holocaust memorials

7/21/2016

Hospitals prepped for convention protesters, delegates

In Cleveland, the three major health systems worked out a coordination plan to ensure they can handle a mass-casualty event

7/21/2016

Asbestos cleanup at Perth hospital sparking concerns

Western Australia healthcare facility concerned with ongoing safety of workers after asbestos was found in new facility

7/21/2016

Tips for healthcare facilities dealing with Pokemon Go

Gamers showing up on healthcare campuses to play are causing potential safety issues

7/20/2016

Another UPMC patient with mold infection dies

UPMC says that pneumonia was the cause, while confirming the patient had a fungal infection

7/19/2016

Pokémon Go players cause problems at Provo hospital

Four Pokéstops — real world locations where players can get virtual items to aid in their Poké-catching quest — are on the campus.

7/18/2016

Five ways an MHA improves organizational health

The success of a healthcare facility relies on people who can balance the medical services it provides with the needs of running an ongoing business.

7/15/2016

FEMA sued over use of funds meant to restore medical services in Long Beach

South Nassau Communities Hospital plan to use funds in Oceanside

7/12/2016

Innovations in rural healthcare facilities explored

One-day think tank at the University of Kansas in Lawrence discussed emergence of 'community outpatient hospital,' according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

7/12/2016

Top 20 most beautiful hospitals in the U.S. named

Doctors Memorial Hospital in Bonifay, Fla. named most beautiful for 2016

7/7/2016

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