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Facility Engineering, Operational Excellence
Geothermal system savings are on track, despite a few bumps
Sherman Hospital geothermal heating and cooling system to pay for itself with energy savings.
Construction
Mobile app boosts project efficiency at hospital job site
A new mobile app has streamlined communication at the construction site of the new $750 million Anderson Lucchetti Women's and Children's Center in Sacramento, Calif..
Facility Engineering, Compliance and Operations
CMS allows alternate preventive maintenance schedules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are now allowing hospitals to determine preventive maintenance schedules for most hospital equipment..
Architecture, Construction, Facility Engineering, Compliance and Operations
New edition of FGI Guidelines to be launched this quarter
Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) is expected to launch its new edition of the FGI Guidelines this quarter..
Architecture, Construction, Facility Engineering, Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations, Safety and Security
Joint Commission gives compliance advice on fire safety
The Joint Commission has offered compliance advice on Environment of Care standard EC.02.03.05, which concerns maintenance of fire safety equipment and fire safety building features..
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
Report examines U.S. infectious disease preparedness
The nation's ability to respond to an outbreak of an infectious disease has become hampered by outdated systems and limited resources..
Facility Engineering, Compliance and Operations
Joint Commission announces diagnostic imaging changes
The Joint Commission recently announced changes to its standards for accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory health care organizations that provide diagnostic imaging services..