Ed Avis

Guidance to assess ligature risks

CMS works with Joint Commission to prepare permanent guidance on reducing ligature risks.

Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations, Leadership, Property Management, Maintenance and Operations

Negotiating service agreements with building owners

Health care's unique cleaning and maintenance needs require detailed arrangements.

Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations, Leadership, Property Management

Overcoming challenges of maintaining off-site buildings

Remote facilities within a single health care system can present new challenges for health care operations.

Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations

Creating a single operational culture after a merger

Nine tips for acquiring and acquired organizations to bring disparate operations together.

Uniting through common metrics

Establishing metrics to track improvements should be one of the first tasks facilities leaders of merged operations set out to accomplish.

Building the culture one person at a time

Take the time to meet one-on-one with staff members of a newly formed operation.

Maintenance and Operations, Energy Management

Engineers search for savings in Energy Star Treasure Hunt

OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center took a team-based approach to discover energy savings in its facility.

Facility Engineering, Building Infrastructure Equipment, Power and Electrical

Hospital mechanical and electrical systems

Resources help health facilities professionals to keep infrastructure running smoothly.

Architecture, Architecture Compliance

The importance of flexible health care design

Here are strategies for keeping hospital physical plants relevant.

Architecture, Construction, Facility Engineering, Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Interior Design, Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations

Patient-centered construction

Ensuring safety during health care building projects.