Facility Operations - January 2019

Updated FGI guidance focuses on designing mobile medical units

Number of higher-acuity patients being treated in mobile units increasing

1/31/2019

Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Evacuation during a fire

Brad Keyes discusses regulations for evacuation during a fire

1/30/2019

Nashville General weighing future facility options

Hospital scouting existing buildings, raw land options

1/28/2019

DeBakey VA Medical Center renovation designed to support mental healthcare

The renovation of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center building in Houston comprises a vertical expansion and renovation to house the relocated Mental Health Clinic Trauma Recovery Program, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

1/25/2019

ASHE and others push for science-based codes and standards

Efforts aim to eliminate conflicting codes and ensure evidence-backed standards

1/24/2019

Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Suites in AHCO

Brad Keyes discusses regulations for suites in AHCO

1/23/2019

New association created for medical facility professionals

The Association of Medical Facility Professionals was created by the leaders of the former Health Care Institute, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

1/18/2019

Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Two-hour separations between hospitals

Brad Keyes discusses regulations for two-hour separations between hospitals

1/16/2019

California healthcare facilities still figuring out how to reopen following wildfires

Hospitals are still recovering after two major fires

1/16/2019

Lean design builds Ohio hospital piece by piece

The MetroHealth System in Cleveland created a dynamic healthcare facility with a set of best practices that use a Lean philosophy and “process-neutral” design approach, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

1/15/2019