Maintenance and Operations - October 2022
Healthcare Facilities Continue to Experience Significant Shortage of Staff
The primary challenge in recruiting allied healthcare professionals is the current labor shortage.
10/31/2022
Optimizing Facilities Teams to Benefit the Bottom Line
Facilities represent an opportunity to rethink business as usual and contribute to cost savings while improving the patient experience.
10/28/2022
Kansas-Based Saint Luke's Health System to Close Two Locations
Emergency care will continue to be available at both locations until December.
10/28/2022
Workers Still Want to Quit Their Job
More workers want to quit, but few have plans to actually do so.
10/28/2022
Healthcare Facilities Use Data to Drive Compliance
New York-Presbyterian supports maintenance with a data-driven program that aim to ensure regulatory compliance.
10/27/2022
How Hand Dryers are Being Used in a Post-COVID World
Hand dryers have been a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10/27/2022
How COVID-19 Increased Demand for Paper Towels
Paper towel dispensers have been more popular since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
10/26/2022
Nursing Homes to See Tougher Federal Oversight
Revisions to Special Focus Facility program aims to increase enforcement actions for facilities that fail to demonstrate improvement.
10/26/2022
Senior Care Facilities Acquisitions Dropped in Third Quarter
The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the third quarter of 2022 dropped to 133 deals.
10/26/2022
Healthcare Facilities Look to Build Resilient Teams
The increased attention on resilient facilities has highlighted the important role managers play in the success of their organizations.
10/25/2022
Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Remains Active
Healthcare M&A deal value totals revealed a slight increase from $57.74 billion in Q2:22 to $58.2 billion during Q3:22.
10/24/2022
Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System Explore Merger
A combined organization would feature a network of 3,800 providers serving more than 2 million people in rural and mid-urban communities.
10/21/2022
Healthcare Facilities See Increase in Regulatory Burdens
Prior authorization requirements ranked as the top burden for medical practices.
10/21/2022
Effective Elevator Maintenance in Healthcare Facilities
Delayed elevators can be harmful to patients.
10/20/2022
Healthcare Facility Design Now Aims to Promote Employee Wellness
Promoting wellness through design is one way healthcare facilities are trying to recruit and retain employees.
10/19/2022
Parkview Health System Signs Letter of Intent to Join UCHealth
In the letter of intent, both healthcare systems commit to strengthening services offered throughout Southern Colorado.
10/18/2022
Medical Waste Management on the Rise
Market growth is driven by factors such as more traumatic and burn injuries, more surgical wounds and increased hospital stays.
10/17/2022
USDA Awards $110 Million to Improve Rural Healthcare Facilities
These grants will help 208 rural healthcare organizations expand facilities and critical services for nearly 5 million people in 43 states and Guam.
10/17/2022
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Receives $710 Million Donation from Bezos Family, Plans Expansion
The gift supports the organization’s efforts to accelerate the pace and breadth of medical breakthroughs in cancer and infectious disease.
10/14/2022
How Towel Dispensers Can Prevent Spread of Infections
Proper hand washing can help limit the spread of disease.
10/13/2022
Iowa-Based Blessing Health to Close
The demand of patient care does not support the investment required to operate and maintain the hospital.
10/10/2022
Occupancy of Senior Care Facilities Increases, Outpaces Growth in Inventory
The total number of occupied senior housing units is 2,400 units shy of its pre-pandemic all-time high level.
10/10/2022
Atlanta Medical Center Closes Emergency Department Prior to Hospital Closure in November
The AMC emergency department will close on Oct. 14.
10/6/2022
Healthcare Facilities Worker Burnout on the Rise
Researchers concerned that findings could indicate more mental health disorders and cardiovascular diseases in healthcare staff.
10/5/2022
Rural Healthcare Programs Extended Through December
Rural hospitals are at higher risk of closure.
10/5/2022
6 Steps to Build the Construction-Maintenance Connection
These six strategies can help healthcare facility managers connect construction and renovation projects to maintenance and operations.
10/4/2022
Mental Health Impacted by Workplace Culture
Negative workplace environments can lead to less productivity.
10/3/2022
