Maintenance and Operations - July 2015
Dallas hospital rehearses moving patients to new facility
Faux patients were moved across into the new Parkland Memorial Hospital
7/31/2015
Healthcare construction rebounding
The healthcare industry is shifting its spending focus from health information technology to construction
7/31/2015
UCLA will test new scope-cleaning machine
UCLA officials are planning to test a new scope-cleaning machine following a superbug outbreak involving three deaths
7/30/2015
New hospital construction projects increasing
Health systems investing in new facilities again after focusing on health information technology
7/29/2015
'Day hospitals' are increasing in popularity in S.A.
South Africa is opening more healthcare facilities that can offer accessible and affordable private healthcare
7/29/2015
3-D printed hospitals may be on the horizon
Medical 3-D printing expert says the technology's arrival is inevitable, but will come with challenges, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
7/28/2015
OSHA investigating assault at Minnesota security hospital
Additional safeguards urged for facility
7/27/2015
Apache tribe in Arizona opens new healthcare facility
The new facility has 15 in-patient beds and will offer a number of medical services
7/27/2015
Confetti for women's soccer parade included medical documents
Strips of confetti were found that made up entire prescriptions with patient names, doctor office address
7/27/2015
Scope of New Parkland Hospital defies industry norms
At 2.1 million square feet, Dallas County, Texas's $1.33 billion, 862-bed New Parkland Hospital is a monumental achievement in more ways than one, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
7/27/2015
California health systems trying virtual office visits
Systems looking to offer convenient,lower-cost alternatives
7/27/2015
Fungal-infected bed linen at Hong Kong hospital linked to two patient deaths
Laundry services suspended during investigation of fungal outbreak
7/24/2015
New Texas clinics designed for seniors
Facilities have feature amenities designed for patients 65-and-older
7/24/2015
N.Y. healthcare facility parking garage collapses
A large chunk of concrete caved in on top of vehicles on the bottom level of the garage
7/23/2015
Training healthcare staff in a post-Ebola environment
Efforts are underway to re-train health workers and return them to the workforce
7/22/2015
Mobile healthcare facilities bring care to veterans
Mobile clinics help provide medical and wellness care to veterans in need
7/22/2015
Studies explore how UV disinfection affects C. diff
Ultraviolet light was linked to a reduction in intensive care unit-acquired Clostridium difficile infections
7/21/2015
CDC toolkit latest effort to prevent patient falls
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently launched STEADI - Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries
7/21/2015
New 409,000-square-foot neuroscience center built in Columbus
OhioHealth opens facility, one of the largest in the country, at Riverside Methodist Hospital
7/21/2015
Facility Guidelines Institute hosts guide for behavioral healthcare facilities
Updated edition now available on the FGI website
7/20/2015
Huge Nevada hospital project starting
The 245,000-square-foot Henderson Hospital will be part of the Union Village medical complex
7/20/2015
L.A.'s 'Killer King' hospital gets image upgrade with renovation
The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital replaces the King/Drew Medical Center that closed eight years ago
7/20/2015
New Connecticut Ronald McDonald House planned
More services needed as Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital has tripled the number of inpatient and outpatient services
7/17/2015
Children's healthcare facility moves to outpatient model
Shriners for Children Medical Center in Pasadena replaces the existing 1952 hospital in Los Angeles, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
7/17/2015
Oklahoma healthcare facility expansion reflects outpatient trends
Hospital planning an $11 million medical clinic and a $3 million fitness and therapy center
7/16/2015
Nursing home improvements urged by HHS
Proposal would improve the care and safety of the nearly 1.5 million residents long-term care residents in U.S.
7/16/2015
Access to nature good for healthcare facility residents
A new study says older adults who with natural spaces have better feelings of renewal, restoration and spiritual connectedness
7/16/2015
Chicago rehab patient dies of legionella
Officials are working with health facilities the patient had visited to identify possible sources of exposure
7/15/2015
Leaks close Perth hospital operating rooms for a second time
Some areas of Fiona Stanley Hospital were closed and ambulances diverted after flooding
7/15/2015
N.J. hospital plans $250 million expansion
Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston is adding 241,000 square feet of new construction, 29,000 square feet of renovated space and a new structured parking facility
7/14/2015
Tennessee reviews certificate of need process
Reform efforts aims to increase competition and spending among health care organizations
7/14/2015
Fire at Michigan hospital starts during operation
The fire spread to a nearby curtain before it was extinguished
7/13/2015
Projects represent forward-looking design for senior facilities
Rose Villa Pocket Neighborhoods and Town Center and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center share an appreciation of the outdoors and a strong sense of shared experience, according to an article on the Environments for Aging website
7/13/2015
Health facility managers survey stressed training
Health Facilities Management salary survey conducted with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE)
7/10/2015
Construction begins on N.Y. medical campus
Orange Regional Medical Center is building a medical office building and a cancer center at the hospital's main campus
7/10/2015
Jacksonville health facility incorporates new technologies
University of Florida Health Jacksonville's new facility has point-of-care registration, kiosks and real-time location systems
7/10/2015
Study says copper destroys human norovirus quickly
Ten minutes' exposure was enough to kill the receptor-binding ability of human norovirus virus-like particles
7/8/2015
McLaren Port Huron plans $162 million expansion, renovation
Port Huron, Mich., healthcare facility campus will renovate about 100,000 square feet of existing patient floors with a redesign of most inpatient services
7/8/2015
Healthcare design research needs replication
Healthcare designers needs opportunities to share findings and get a better handle on what we really do and don't know, according to a blog on the Healthcare Design website
7/7/2015
'Luxury hotel-inspired' healthcare facility planned in Michigan
A new post-hospital care provider will offer 'suite recovery' in Ypsilanti
7/6/2015
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital set new benchmarks for sustainability
The $281.5 million, 84-bed, Sutter Health's Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital is one of the first hospitals in California to earn LEED Gold certification, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
7/6/2015
Saudi hospital design adapted to new site
The designers of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, needed to adapt to the new site conditions, develop the master plan and expand the new hospital to 1,200 beds, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
7/2/2015
California hospital accused of having maggots in cafeteria food and patient's nose
Accusations by Healthcare workers with SEIU-UHW allege the hospital is operating in unsafe and unsanitary conditions
7/1/2015
Fixtures shine germ-zapping light in hospitals
A Wisconsin company will soon begin marketing bacteria-killing light fixtures to fight hospital-acquired infections
7/1/2015
Improving behavioral healthcare facility design
Today's designs for behavioral healthcare facilities have become an part of the treatment process
7/1/2015