Industry News - 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



Exotic animals help nursing home patients

Massachusetts facility has llamas, alpacas, saltwater fish

8/8/2014



New fabric may fight HAIs

Large health system to begin using uniforms made of a fabric designed to help fight pathogen transmission

8/8/2014



Integration can improve healthcare facility management

Today's facilities are complex environments that must support many diverse functions

8/6/2014



Tips to improve wayfinding signage

Many healthcare facilities fall into a middle ground between easy-to-find and needing-a-GPS building layouts

8/6/2014



'Nightmare bacteria' spread in Southeast

Spread of these superbugs could be fueled in part by gaps in infection control in hospitals and long-term care facilities

8/5/2014



S.C. hospital revises procedures after infection outbreak

Four surgical patients die at Greenville Health System due to a mycobacterial infection

8/4/2014



Hospital vending machine dispenses fresh foods via RFID

Machine has a built-in RFID reader to track the items stored inside the unit via tags affixed to food packaging

8/4/2014



NIOSH outlines response to sewer gas exposure

Report created in response to request from employees at a Kentucky medical office building about concerns of exposure

8/4/2014



Irish hospital food service hit with complaints

Food service budgets slashed in last two years

8/4/2014



 
 
 


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