January 2025 Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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1/31/2025
3 Employees Injured by Patient at Halifax Infirmary's Emergency Department
Police contained the threat and took the patient into custody.
1/30/2025
How Architects Shape the Future of Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare architecture is more than just designing and building hospitals.
1/30/2025
UNC Health, Duke Health Form Partnership for Stand-alone Children's Hospital
The partners plan to break ground together on the new NC Children’s campus by 2027.
1/30/2025
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Plans to Build New Facility in North Port
The six-story, 100-bed hospital is slated to open in fall of 2028.
1/29/2025
CMMS, Data and the Path to Compliance
Taking control of healthcare facilities data in CMMS enables managers to use it to ensure the efficient operation and maintenance of their assets.
1/29/2025
Healthcare is a Major Ransomware Target
Healthcare is the third-most-targeted sector, according to the report.
1/29/2025
Woodland Recovery Center to Expand with New Facility in Mississippi
The new 100-bed facility is expected to be completed in 2026.
1/28/2025
How to Design Senior Care Facilities for Veterans
Designing for veterans requires a specific set of needs.
1/28/2025
Allegheny Health Network Struck by Third-Party Vendor Data Breach
The organization is not aware of any actual or attempted identity theft or fraud as a result of this incident.
1/27/2025
AI and FM: Insights from the Front Lines
Standford Medicine’s facilities management team discusses the opportunities for and challenges of its efforts to apply AI to projects and processes.
1/27/2025
Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative to Build Nonprofit Hospital in Lake Hallie
The facility is projected to open in fall 2027.
1/24/2025
84 Percent of Healthcare Organizations Detected a Cyberattack in Past Year
Healthcare facilities remain a target among cyber criminals.
1/23/2025
Current Trends in Healthcare Architecture
Key trends include balancing flexible spaces with patient comfort and healing.
1/23/2025
North Los Angeles County Regional Center Targeted by Ransomware
There is currently no evidence of identity theft or fraud in relation to this incident.
1/23/2025
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Announces Expansion Project
This multi-phase project is scheduled to begin in early 2025.
1/22/2025
Power Reliability: NFPA Electrical Cycle of Safety
Ensuring facilities meet current codes and standards can establish a holistic level of electrical resilience.
1/22/2025
Coos County Nursing Hospital Fighting Flu Outbreak
Eight residents and 10 staff members have tested positive so far.
1/22/2025
Cincinnati Children's Announces Expansion Project for Liberty Campus
The expansion will more than double the number of inpatient hospital beds and add surgical operating rooms.
1/21/2025
Designing Safe and Supportive Senior Care Facilities for Veterans
Veterans deserve a space that honors their service while supporting their unique needs as they age.
1/21/2025
Ground Broken on AdventHealth Celebration New Patient Tower
The new eight-story patient tower will bring the hospital’s bed count 437.
1/20/2025
Designing for Rural Healthcare Access
Architects and designers can improve reach and outcomes by reimagining healthcare environments as inclusive, supportive, community-focused spaces.
1/20/2025
STV Completes Flood Resilience Project at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in East Harlem
New floodwalls and floodgates ensure the metropolitan hospital can withstand a one-in-500-year storm.
1/17/2025
Los Angeles County Healthcare Facilities Battle Wildfires
Certain key facilities have burned down or narrowly escaped evacuations.
1/16/2025
Balancing Hand Hygiene Monitoring with Broader Infection Prevention Goals
A recent AJIC study sheds light on possibly reducing the amount of hand hygiene observations without compromising data integrity.
1/16/2025
BayMark Health Services Experiences Data Security Incident
The incident occurred in October 2024.
1/16/2025
Dobie Road Falls Victim to Data Breach
They have not received any reports of misuse, identity theft or fraud related to the incident.
1/15/2025
Bugs Without Borders: The Coming HAI Crisis
A tsunami of pathogenic threats to healthcare facilities is not unthinkable. Simple cleaning might be a key defense.
1/15/2025
Deadly Patient Assault Breaks Out at Fulton State Hospital
The suspect was charged with first degree murder and fourth degree assault in connection to the death of another patient after an alleged assault.
1/15/2025
County of Santa Clara to Acquire Regional Medical Center from HCA Healthcare
The 258-bed hospital was purchased for $150 million.
1/14/2025
Designing Senior Care Facilities with Veterans in Mind
Veterans have unique needs that go beyond the typical design for senior care facilities.
1/14/2025
All Children's Specialty Physicians Outpatient Care Opens in Wesley Chapel Area
The center is a precursor to the construction of a new 56-bed Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Wesley Chapel.
1/13/2025
Deferred Maintenance: 5 Critical Issues
Managers face challenges in keeping facilities and systems safe and reliable. Here are five insights to help the effort.
1/13/2025
AdventHealth Parker Breaks Ground on $300 Million Expansion Project
Construction is expected to begin in February 2025, with plans to care for the first patient by February 2027.
1/10/2025
HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Security Rule to Enhance Cybersecurity
The proposed changes would enhance cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information.
1/9/2025
Navigating the Healthcare Real Estate Landscape in 2025
Balancing cost-optimization with the need to expand facilities to meet patient care demands and location of facilities impacting employee sentiment are two key trends.
1/9/2025
UI Health Care Acquires 20 Mission Cancer + Blood Clinics in Iowa
Mission’s assets were officially purchased on December 31, 2024.
1/9/2025
Dignity Health Lassen Medical Clinics Struck by Data Breach
Some information in the Lassen Clinics' records may have been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized third party.
1/8/2025
On-Demand Training to Meet Managers' Evolving Needs
Digital training options offer benefits that include increased flexibility and expanded access to critical information.
1/8/2025
PIH Health Facing Lawsuit Over December 2024 Ransomware Attack
The lawsuit alleges negligence, invasion of privacy and other complaints stemming from the ransomware attack.
1/8/2025
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Launches Three Transformative Projects
One facility will relaunch inpatient rehabilitation services and expand patient capacity, while another will undergo renovation.
1/7/2025
Healthcare Facilities May Reduce Amount of Hand Observations
Practicing hand hygiene has been the number one recommendation given to stop the spread of infections.
1/7/2025
Prosser Memorial Health to Open New Hospital
The new $125 million, 88,000-square-foot hospital will open on February 1.
1/6/2025
Biofilms: Top-Tier Threat to Surface Disinfection
It is time to recognize biofilms as the top-of-the-pyramid predators they are.
1/6/2025
Ardent Health Obtains 18 Urgent Care Clinics in New Mexico and Oklahoma
The purchase follows Ardent Health’s acquisition of nine additional urgent care centers in its East Texas and Topeka, Kansas markets in 2024.
1/3/2025
Parker Solves Contact Problems by Implementing Touchless Access Controls
Case study: The organization installed touchless access controls at its Somerset post-acute rehabilitation and skilled-nursing home.
1/2/2025
Technology Trends for Healthcare Real Estate in 2025
AI and other sophisticated technologies are looking to influence healthcare real estate in the new year.
1/2/2025
Advocate Healthcare Invests $1 Billion Into Chicago's South Side
The expansive investment in a wellness model is the direct result of an extensive community input process over much of 2024.
1/2/2025
Children's Medical Center Plano Opens New Patient Tower
The expansion will triple the campus’ bed capacity.