HFM News
SAFETY
A recent study from The Joint Commission measured effective strategies to reduce risk of patient self-harm.
ASHE MEMBERSHIP
The Advisory Board has been instrumental in giving back to the facilities management community.
BIOMEDICAL
Higher oxygen usage to treat patients with COVID-19 has led to unintended increases in fire risk that should be mitigated.
ADVOCACY
The Committee on Health Care saw 10 of its proposals — all aimed at helping to unify varying codes and standards — approved by ICC at recent hearings.
DESIGN
Bon Secours Community Hospital reduced wait times 10% after redesigning its emergency department.
TECHNOLOGY
The 5G infrastructure will help support mobile-to-mobile connectivity between medical devices.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Researchers reviewed decades of studies to learn more about virus transmission via surfaces .
EMERGENCY PREPAREDENSS
Hospital facilities managers from Texas and Arkansas talk about the how they prepared for the impact of February's polar vortex.
CONSTRUCTION
University of Virginia Medical Center made two major design changes during an expansion project to add 96 negative-pressure spaces.
TECHNOLOGY
A contactless pay-to-park solution is saving money and reducing touchpoints at an Alabama medical center .