Maintenance and Operations - October 2018
A dozen real haunted hospitals
Article details spooky legends of the scariest healthcare facilities
10/31/2018
Hospitals seeing continued flow of patients from outside the area hit hard by hurricane
Northeast Florida hospitals say their facilities withstood the storm and now are serving more patients
10/30/2018
Do you have enough cardio suites for your structural heart and endovascular program?
Here are key contextual and analytical considerations as well as eight keys to decisively optimize strategy, planning and right sizing for structural heart program and endovascular facilities
10/30/2018
Water scarcity makes case for conservation efforts
Access to potable water is a business continuity issue, but not enough organizations are prioritizing it
10/29/2018
Emergency department has role in climate change
ERs can tribute to climate change mitigation and must prepare to respond to effects
10/26/2018
Music's power to improve waiting room experience studied
Naval pilots concept uses music and nature to soothe
10/24/2018
Overcrowding at Bronx hospital E.R. leaves patient stuck in hallways
Montefiore Medical Center staff bracing for flu season
10/23/2018
Quad Cities nursing home facing deadline to fix sewage leaks
Pleasant Valley facing state deadline to repair ongoing leaks from its wastewater treatment facility
10/22/2018
The contradiction of healthcare facility noise
The activities and systems that are necessary to deliver care and protect patients are the same that produce the noises that disturb patients and obstruct optimal outcomes
10/19/2018
Laundry staff cuts leads to facility towel shortage
Cuts at Aussie facility leads to residents being dried with hand towels
10/12/2018
Buildings addressing climate change
An increase in extreme weather and lack of federal action make the times seem dark. But facility managers are leading the charge against climate change.
10/11/2018
Bomb hoax leads to evacuation of Australian hospital
A total of 36 people were evacuated from the hospital, seven of them in surgery and one anesthetized who had to be woken up
10/9/2018
Designing for LTC patients under 65
According to the 2015 data, in 2014 15.5 percent of long-term care patients were under 65, up from 10 percent in 1998
10/9/2018
How to improve workflow in the critical care unit
Other top issues included data and analytics, total consumer health, population health services, value-based payments and the digital healthcare organization
10/3/2018
