Regulations, Codes & Standards - 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



Life Safety Q&A: Fire drills in a hospital

Brad Keyes discusses fire drills in a hospital

9/20/2017



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



Life Safety Q&A: Fire-rated door assemblies

Brad Keyes discusses fire-rated door assemblies

9/13/2017



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



Life Safety Q&A: Cardboard shipping boxes

Brad Keyes discusses cardboard shipping boxes

9/6/2017



 
 
 


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