Environmental Services - September 2017
California hospital designed to move up and down during an earthquake
The Loma Linda University Medical Center will be the first in the country engineered to move vertically
9/29/2017
Florida nursing home worker fired after seeking help on Facebook
Requests resulted in industrial mist fans along with portable fans brought by family members of residents
9/28/2017
Microhospital: Scaling down without shirking standards
The growth of microhospitals is outpacing the development of environment-specific requirements
9/28/2017
Life Safety Q&A: Fire damper testing frequency for longterm care facilities
Brad Keyes discusses fire damper testing frequency for longterm care facilities
9/27/2017
Doctors, nurses help design rooms for new SLU Hospital
The project has a design center, which contains mock-ups of all types of hospital rooms
9/26/2017
Intermountain backs Utah caregivers worried about DACA status
The system will help file the paperwork required for them to continue to legally live and work in the U.S.
9/25/2017
New Baton Rouge children's hospital part of a growing trend
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital will have its own emergency room designed with children in mind
9/22/2017
Most hospital surveys this year show trouble with certain fire hazard provisions
About 86% of the 763 applicable hospital surveys conducted in January through June revealed deficiencies under the most-cited standard
9/21/2017
Combined outdoor space caters to patients of all ages
The space was designed for play, exercise and rehabilitation
9/19/2017
UPMC unveils $19 million Hampton outpatient center
The 44,000-square-foot facility's focus will be primary healthcare for children and adults
9/15/2017
Mazzoni Center has a new home for the LGBTQ community
Project turned an office building into a new healthcare center
9/14/2017
Hospitals to feel hurricane effect on credit, operating performance
Moody's says lost patient volume, deferred elective procedures and the relocation of residents are all contributing factors
9/12/2017
Top 10 best hospitals to work for named
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston considered the best hospital to work for in the country
9/11/2017
Home hospital impacts on emergency department crowding
Home hospital programs have the potential to free inpatient beds and extend hospital facility capacity
9/7/2017
First U.S. ‘dementia village’ designed to recreate a happier time
Retro style development, called the Glenner Town Square, is a day program, not a residential center
9/7/2017
Staff opinions key to new SLU hospital design
SSM Health and St. Louis University are building a $500 million replacement hospital
9/6/2017