Healthcare Facilities Today - Facilities Management, Architecture and Design for Medical Buildings

Free education program offered on energy efficiency in healthcare facilities

The Energy Center of Wisconsin will offer a free program specifically discussing energy efficiency in healthcare facilities June 27 in Madison, Wis.

5/21/2013

BIM/VDC made a complex MEP installation possible at Lurie Children's Hospital

Twenty-three stories up, the mechanical floor at the Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago is a testament to the design and operations pressures the vertical strategy created.

5/20/2013

Deadline approaching for submissions to 2013 AIA healthcare design journal

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) is seeking submissions for its 2013 Journal. The submission deadline is May 31.

5/16/2013

Submission deadline extended for facility management awards

Maintenance Solutions magazine Achievement Awards honor the accomplishments of facility management professionals in the areas of maintenance, engineering and grounds management.

5/21/2013

Kaiser Permanente opens new hospital in Southern California

The Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center opened its doors in Fontana, Calif. on May 7.

5/16/2013

"HazCom for Healthcare" training DVD explains new OSHA standard

DuPont offers a training DVD to help employees in healthcare facilities better understand the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication standard.

5/15/2013

Construction & Design for Hospital and Healthcare Facilities

In hospital nurse station design, form should follow function

Whenever a redesign or new installation will include nurse stations, improving the function of the nurse station should be the primary design consideration.

5/15/2013

Facility Operations and Medical Facilities

Healthy Facilities, Floor Safety institutes partner to prevent slips and falls

The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI) has formed an educational partnership with the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) to help promote national standards for floor care related to floor safety.

5/15/2013