Tag: Healthcare Facilities

In its fifth year running, iLab's annual study will continue to capture the evolution of trends and growth in the core facility community.

From January, 2011 through the end of 2013, this sector has cut its energy use by 6%.

The new guidelines were evaluated and approved by a panel of experts—consisting of emergency physicians and nurses with expertise in infectious disease and disaster preparedness—appointed by ACEP's president.

Ebola virus may be new to U.S., but unsafe patient conditions predate its presence here. One consulting firm suggests that hospitals and healthcare organizations prepare their facilities.

The eastern part of this city has been without a full-service hospital since Katrina, but that has all changed now.

The award honors a new approach—commissioned by BWH and designed by EH&E—that "sets a new benchmark" and establishes a "model of best practices" for the improvement of fire and life safety compliance during and after construction of healthcare facilities.

Acquisition of project management company will help to meet the needs of healthcare facilities with expanded, specialized services.

The value of good as-builts for daily operations is widely recognized. After a flood at Columbus Regional Hospital, these plans were crucial to disaster recovery.

Designed for healthcare facilities, the versatility of this signage system helps elevate patient care in a secure manner.

An automated approach enables the facilities department at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Research Center of Chicago to detect potential problems.

Through this broad offering, the company will work with healthcare facilities clients to define and achieve performance based improvements.

Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, a member of Steward Health Care, has been recognized by IFMA for Best Practice in Sustainability.

The design of a new heart hospital in Tyler, TX zeroes in on operations that support patient care. From the May 2013 issue.

In Biloxi, MS, a consolidation project for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs nears completion. From the April 2013 issue.

Visitors and employees in healthcare facilities often wait for elevators only to see that a patient bed is occupying the space. Bedbound patients need something else too — privacy.

The book was developed by a committee representing a diverse group of energy professionals drawn from ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

Report provides additional evidence-based design resource tool; fills knowledge gap and helps to inform facility professionals in the healthcare industry.

When specifying this facility system, managers can leverage existing infrastructure.

A three-year grant received has been awarded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for further development of patient safety research and tools.

The design of the new Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital supports its healthcare mission by soothing patients and their families in a new freestanding facility.