December 2021 Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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12/30/2021
Future Hospitals: What Will They Look Like?
Coronavirus has exposed issues with current healthcare provision and architecture
12/30/2021
Baptist Health Floyd Gets OK for $65 Million Expansion
Two-phase construction project will begin in spring 2020
12/30/2021
Henry Ford Health Partnership Aims To Cut Emissions
Beginning in 2023, 10 percent of system’s total electricity purchased from DTE will come from Michigan-made renewable energy
12/29/2021
How Can Antimicrobial Paints Benefit Healthcare Facilities?
Antimicrobial agents have proven to be effective in stopping the growth of bacteria, so how can managers take advantage?
12/29/2021
Maryland’s COVID-19 Cases Trigger Actions by Hospitals
State recently surpassed the threshold of 1,500 COVID-19 hospitalizations
12/29/2021
Rio Vista Behavioral Health Hospital Starts Expansion
Project to include a new two-story, 40-bed unit and outdoor recreation space encompassing 38,000 square feet
12/28/2021
Should Hospitals Eliminate Hot Water for Hand Washing?
Experts in infection control have been uprooting old assumptions that hot water is essential in hand washing
12/28/2021
States Deploy National Guard To Help Hospitals
Guard members will perform support roles related to security, patient transport, housekeeping, and food services
12/28/2021
New $243 Million Medical Center Tower Tops Out
310,000-square-foot expansion will double size of current campus
12/23/2021
OSHA Partnership Targets Medical School Construction
Organizations will engage workers in safety meetings and seek employee participation in construction site audits
12/23/2021
Sarasota Memorial Health Invests $1 Billion in Facilities
System opens 110-bed hospital and new cancer institute and will open health pavilion in 2022
12/22/2021
Healthcare Facilities Today 10 Most Read Articles of 2021
Healthcare Facilities Today looks back at the most popular insights and information of the year
12/22/2021
Duke Fertility Center Moves to New Facility
Facility features air filtration unit to eliminate harmful airborne toxins
12/22/2021
NFMT Baltimore Returns, Registration Opens
After two years, the National Facilities Management & Technology Conference and Expo returning to Baltimore Convention Center
12/21/2021
VA West Los Angeles Release Campus Master Plan
Plan guides system’s decades-long effort to reshape facilities and capital assets, covering construction, redevelopment, and leasing activities
12/21/2021
$46 Million Project Expands Michigan System’s Cancer Center
Project will include 13,800-square-foot-vertical expansion of cancer center and 7,200-square-foot expansion of proton therapy center
12/20/2021
Worker Shortages Are Top Challenge in Long-Term Care
Shortages have led to 35 percent of respondents to limit new admissions or move-ins
12/20/2021
Revamped Louisville MOB Becomes Neuroscience Institute
$8 million Norton Healthcare project opened in spring 2021
12/20/2021
Honolulu Medical Center Starts $1 Billion Expansion
Four-phase project will triple center’s existing size to 760,000 square feet and be a multi-year project
12/17/2021
Why Paint Choices Affect Patient Care
Paint colors play a role in the quality of care patients receive
12/17/2021
Virginia Medical Center Launches $108 Million Expansion
179,000-square-foot renovation and expansion includes the addition of 55 acute care beds
12/17/2021
Trinity Health Opens New Access Center
Center offers services from primary care physician or a specialist in cardiology, obstetrics, general surgery, pulmonology, rheumatology, or orthopedics
12/16/2021
Staffing Struggles Plague Hospitals as Omicron Spreads
From labor issues to vaccine mandates, employee challenges affect healthcare facilities operations
12/16/2021
Duke University Hospital Opens New Tower
Work on Duke Central Tower began in late 2017 and cost approximately $265 million to construct 350 beds
12/16/2021
Healthcare Technology Needs for Telemedicine
Broadband, AI and VR are changing facilities’ approach to delivering healthcare
12/15/2021
Kentucky Medical Center Opens Children's Hospital
Inpatient services are located in an 8,130-square-foot area consisting of a family-friendly waiting room and 10 private patient rooms, two of which are isolation rooms
12/15/2021
ASCE Updates Building Design Load Standard
As weather hazards become more extreme, this updated standard aims to improve resilience of facilities and communities
12/15/2021
Behavioral Health Hospital Planned for Texas in 2022
New facility will have 32 beds and create around 65 clinical and non-clinical positions
12/14/2021
Are Superbugs Becoming Resistant to Disinfecting?
While healthcare facilities have focused on finding solutions to stop COVID-19, superbugs might be forming from other bacteria and viruses
12/14/2021
Emory Opens Musculoskeletal Institute
Six-story, 180,000-square-foot building will continue to provide all musculoskeletal services in one convenient location
12/14/2021
ASCE Updates Building Design Load Standard
As weather hazards become more extreme, this updated standard aims to improve resilience of facilities and communities
12/13/2021
5 Issues for Integrating Telehealth into Ambulatory Care
Telehealth has major impact on facility design and planning, but there is minimal guidance on integrating it into facilities
12/13/2021
‘Neighborhood’ Hospital To Open in Buffalo in 2023
Plans call for 60,000-square-foot facility, 8,000 square feet of medical office space, and a 278-car surface parking lot
12/13/2021
Temple To Open Hospital for Women’s Health
Facility to feature private rooms for mothers and babies and clinical space for 12 labor and delivery/high-risk antepartum beds
12/10/2021
Sustainable Materials Critical for Resilience Amid Climate Change
Extreme weather events can have devastating consequences for facilities that are not prepared
12/10/2021
Adult Portable Bed Rails Recalled
Manufacturer received two reports of entrapment deaths associated with two of its bed assist handle bed rails
12/10/2021
How To Prevent Foodborne Illness During Pandemic
CDC has reported 14 foodborne illness outbreaks in 2021, up from 10 cases in 2020
12/9/2021
Encompass Unveils Plans for New Rehabilitation Hospital
No date set to begin construction on 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital
12/9/2021
CDC Awards $22 Million To Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
Efforts will build programs that focus on preventing infections in healthcare through proven infection control
12/8/2021
Why Hospitals Should Target Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Pew Data research found that antibiotic-resistant infections are growing threat to patients
12/8/2021
VCU Health Opens Outpatient Pavilion
615,000-square foot facility consolidates 26 specialties under one roof
12/7/2021
Flu Season Threatens Seniors: CDC
2021-2022 flu season is gaining traction with strain that is especially dangerous for older adults
12/7/2021
Healthcare Systems Need To Rethink Cyber Security: Report
Healthcare organizations need to remain transparent when it comes to how patient data is used
12/6/2021
UV-C Technology Keeps COVID-19 in Check at Senior Living Community
Trilogy Health Services supplements disinfecting program with germicidal light
12/6/2021
Telehealth Driving Healthcare’s Digital Transformation: Survey
Use of telehealth continued to increase, but growth curve stabilized from sharper curve of 2020
12/6/2021
Norwood Hospital Breaks Ground on Replacement Facility
Hospital forced to close in 2020 due to flooding to build new facility
12/3/2021
HCA Healthcare To Build 3 New Hospitals in Florida
New hospitals include 90-bed acute care facility in Gainesville and 100-bed acute care hospital in Fort Myers
12/3/2021
Kettering Health Expands with New Hybrid OR
7,300-square-foot space functions like a surgical suite with integrated radiology imaging to provide high-tech imaging
12/2/2021
Senior, Assisted Living Providers Receive ARP Funds
47 percent of rural providers were operating in red pre-pandemic, and pandemic worsened their situations
12/2/2021
Florida Hospitals Rebrand, Expand
330,000-square-foot HCA Florida University Hospital offers comprehensive services, including maternity services with Level III neonatal ICU
12/1/2021
Why Paint Choices Matter
Manufacturers discuss priorities for healthcare facilities managers planning painting projects
12/1/2021
How To Protect Your Organization from Cyber Crimes During Holidays
CISA and FBI urge organizations to remain vigilant against cyber attacks
12/1/2021
Temple Health System To Open Hospital Specialized for Women’s Health
Hospital will offer general surgery, breast surgery, vascular surgery, urology, internal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, and behavioral health