HFM News

CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY SERIES
Dealing with extreme cold weather has become a greater issue for hospitals in recent years.
TECHNOLOGY
The phase one implementation gives patients greater autonomy over their environment and sets the stage for future improvements.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Researchers say they observed simultaneous increases in surface contamination and patient census.
OPERATIONS
St. Luke's Medical Center and the Wisconsin Healthcare Engineering Association are helping to fill a workforce gap in health care facilities.
NEWS
Recent report examines the pandemic's impact on health care planning, including supply chain issues and labor shortages.
ADVOCACY ALERT
The effort to reduce HFC use in equipment manufacturing has led to increases in clean agent fire extinguishers and could affect more products.
RELIABILITY-CENTERED MAINTENANCE SERIES
Augmenting human senses with advanced technology can help to detect unusual noises and vibrations in equipment in order to prevent failure.
CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY SERIES
Effective planning and preparation are essential to ensure that extreme heat doesn’t bring operations to a standstill.
MAINTENANCE
Facilities leader at Novant Health breaks down the basics of deferred maintenance and gives strategies for managing infrastructure.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERIES
Terrebonne General’s facilities team was part of a collaborative effort to relocate patients in the aftermath of the devastating hurricane..