Trending News - October 2018
Does the cost of hospital accreditation boost patient outcomes?
Study says hospital accreditation is not associated with lower mortality
10/31/2018
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Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Portable fire extinguishers
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for portable fire extinguishers
10/24/2018
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HealthPartners Neuroscience Center designed to bring light indoors
Part of HealthPartners 'intentional design' was to allow for natural sunlight throughout the four-story, 130,000–square-foot building
10/24/2018
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Tariffs may slow healthcare construction
On Sept. 24, the Trump administration placed a 10 percent tariff, amounting to $200 billion, on 5,745 items from China, including concrete and lumber
10/23/2018
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Exhibit looks at more than 100 years of design and wellness
New show at London’s healthcare-focused gallery, the Wellcome Collection, chronicles the history of the built environment and wellbeing
10/19/2018
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Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Clinical needs locks
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for clinical needs locks
10/17/2018
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Colorado State University Health and Medical Center Medical Services Building
This project includes Vista stainless and glass railing on spiral staircase and overlooks, and Point-supported glass smoke baffle
10/16/2018
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Colorado hospital building boom leads to empty beds and higher profits
State's hospitals raised prices by 76 percent over a seven-year period
10/15/2018
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Healthcare facility certification can help career advancement
The Certified Health Care Physical Environment Worker program doesn’t require years of experience or in-depth expertise
10/15/2018
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Kaiser Permanente, union reaches tentative agreement
The negotiations were among the largest private-sector contract talks in the United States this year
10/11/2018
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Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Sprinkler obstructions
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for vertical clear space
10/10/2018
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Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Delayed egress locks
Brad Keyes discusses regulations for delayed egress locks
10/3/2018
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University of Utah Hospital campus getting renovation
New Ambulatory Care Complex will be a 305,000-square-foot facility that will serve more than 100,000 new patients each year
10/2/2018
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California hospital plans new L.A. tower
Tower will replace an aging facility that will be turned into an outpatient building to avoid a costly seismic retrofit
10/2/2018
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Frozen embryos accidentally destroyed at Washington healthcare facility
The mistake was not known publicly until one of the couples filed a complaint for damages
10/1/2018
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