Maintenance and Operations - August 2014

UK hospital has its own school and gardens

St Aubyn's Centre has a school attached and patients' rooms have private gardens

8/27/2014

Healthcare waste disposal ideas sought

Product developer searching for ways to improve hazardous waste disposal in healthcare facilities

8/27/2014

Backflow preventers Q&A

In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about backflow preventers

8/26/2014

Critical access hospital re-imagining care delivery

Critical access hospitals are evolving with changes in healthcare delivery methods, technology and demographics

8/26/2014

OSHA fines Boston-area hospital for unsafe conditions

Melrose-Wakefield Hospital fined for mishandling of medical waste

8/25/2014

CMS backs new dining practice standards

Nursing homes should encourage seniors to be informed on how to select the best foods to fit their needs, according to an article on the Long-Term Living website

8/25/2014

Room-service approach improving hospital food

Hospitals switching to a room-service-style model and leaving basic two-choice model behind

8/21/2014

ACA may mean the end of bad hospital food

The Affordable Care Act has changed the game for hospital food-service providers

8/20/2014

FGI Guidelines Q&A

In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about FGI Guidelines

8/20/2014

Reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections

The importance of the role of the environmental service department has moved beyond making sure a patient's room is sanitary

8/20/2014

Air flow path matters in patient rooms

Computational fluid dynamics simulations help in visualization of airflow patterns, temperature distribution, concentration of contaminants and flow path of airborne pathogens

8/20/2014

Looking beyond the traditional clinic

Health services are branching out to alternative sites

8/19/2014

Walmart opens primary care clinics

They will be open longer and later than competitors: 12 hours per day during the week and another 8-plus hours per day on weekends

8/19/2014

Environmental services to expand, promote influence

Association for the Healthcare Environment executive director says ES managers will also focus on shaping the profession

8/18/2014

Vegas betting on facilities to attract medical tourism

The Las Vegas Regional Strategic Plan for Medical and Wellness Tourism was recently unveiled

8/15/2014

Hiring key in evolution of senior food service

Facilities must recruit experienced chefs who may not have backgrounds in senior living

8/14/2014

The Chief Facilities Officer's emerging role

The CFO is a change agent, guiding the evolution of the facility capital planning and management process

8/12/2014

Second flooding at Irish hospital investigated

Letterkenny General Hospital says damage is less than last year's

8/12/2014

Data helps sell healthcare energy efficiency efforts

Solid data can drive programs, track progress and do internal and external comparisons

8/12/2014

Toledo EDs dealing with toxins in water supply

Hospitals have backup water sources for this and related water-compromising scenarios

8/11/2014

Hospital's sponsored space brews concern

Dunkin' Donuts-sponsored family lounge at children's hospital - complete with free coffee - may be sending mixed signals, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website

8/11/2014