Facility Operations - July 2018

Hospital use wanes as healthcare moves to cheaper settings

The trend underscores a shift across the healthcare industry

7/27/2018

Golfer, Florida university advocates for mobile pediatric hospitals

Partnership is working to raise awareness of the need for mobile pediatric hospitals after natural disasters

7/26/2018

U.S. News changing methodology for Best Hospitals ranking

Analyses includes Medicare claims containing ICD-10 codes

7/25/2018

Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Hole in the wall

Brad Keyes discusses regulations for a hole in the wall

7/25/2018

Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Contiguous facilities used by inpatients

Brad Keyes discusses regulations for contiguous facilities used by inpatients

7/18/2018

Kuwait building billion-dollar Jahra Medical City

The $1.2 billion project features a 1,230-bed hospital

7/18/2018

Healthcare facilities investing in infrastructure

Northwest Medical Center in Margate, Fla., plans a $650-million expansion

7/17/2018

Inova Health System following trend to inpatient behavioral health

Inova Fairfax Hospital to open new inpatient behavioral health unit

7/17/2018

Restraining order issued in Texas hospital explosion

Attorneys say order needed to preserve evidence

7/13/2018

Calif. healthcare district eying new uses for old hospital building

The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District is looking into new uses for the current hospital building once a new hospital opens.

7/12/2018

Designs for senior and assisted living facilities evolving

Population growth has led to facility improvements

7/11/2018

Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Alcohol disinfectant wipes

Brad Keyes discusses regulations for alcohol disinfectant wipes

7/11/2018

N.Y. vocational rehab center designed to provide a safe and secure environment

Visions Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired's residential rehabilitation center balances real-world and adapted elements, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

7/10/2018

Design of Vero Beach's Scully-Welsh Cancer Center focuses on area's natural beauty

Facility’s aesthetic needed to focus on what brought patients to the area in the first place – the natural beauty.

7/9/2018

Mass. hospice designed to be uplifting

Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, Mass., is a functional and uplifting environment for the staff, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

7/6/2018