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HFM Daily offers blog coverage by the award-winning HFM editorial team and links to in-depth information on health care design, construction, engineering, environmental services, operations and technology. You can read HFM Daily stories on this page or subscribe to Health Facilities Management This Week for a Friday roundup of the week's posts.
Engineering
Infrastructure
An overview of firetube and water tube boilers and applications for each
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Infrastructure
Hospital steam system functions and operations
The risks and rewards of steam sterilization and humidification, and what to know about local versus centralized distribution
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Engineering
Rural hospital earns grant to install fuel cell system
Zero-emission power solution helps Washington state facility advance decarbonization goals
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Fire safety
Safely responding to health care facility kitchen fires
A guide to understand automatic kitchen suppression systems and how to use Class K extinguishers
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Advocacy Adviser
Safely commissioning medical gas systems
Failure of a medical gas system falls into the highest level of risk for health care facilities
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Engineering
New tower aims for sustainable resiliency
Hospital's structure and utilities built to withstand California earthquakes
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Field Report: Infrastructure
Investment pays off in future savings
Health system leverages existing vendor relationship to implement new, cost-effective solutions
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Maintenance
Setting up an effective AEM program
Regulatory guidance can provide a basic framework for success
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Engineering
The elements of an overall risk mitigation effort
Regular testing is just one part of a thorough risk assessment plan
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Engineering
Conducting assessments of electrical system risks
Discovering and protecting against external and internal power vulnerabilities
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