Healthcare
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. Healthcare articles below.
QuickDrain ProLine Stainless Steel Linear Shower Drain
Ideal for tub-to-shower conversions in hospitality, healthcare, and institutional spaces, the drain offers high-style, superior function, and ease of installation.
Ecore Launches Sanitary Base, Flash Cove Accessories For Commercial Surfaces
Both accessories are ideal for healthcare applications that require sterility, such as operating rooms, intensive care units, and pharmacies among others.
Women More Likely To Experience Workplace Assault Injuries
With 70 percent of nonfatal workplace assault injuries happening to women, the National Safety Council encourages employers to look at injury rates among women in their workplace.
New HardStop Decorative Protection Panels By Formica Group
High-performance, impact resistant wall panels feature a fiberglass core for added durability, strength, and fire resistance.
Ascent Windscreen System By Trex Commercial Products
Featuring a qualified wind load of 80psf, Trex Ascent allows for installations at higher altitudes such as on balconies and rooftops.
Sherwin-Williams Unveils New Color Collections For Key Markets
Twenty-three new palettes for 2019 include market-specific options for commercial, multifamily, healthcare, hospitality, and education applications.
Cleaning In Long-Term Care Facilities
Consistent, effective processes help to ensure a healthy environment for occupants and employees alike.
Gozio Health Joins Acuity Brands’ Atrius™ IoT Solution
Gozio expanded its mobile wayfinding solution for healthcare to include Atrius indoor positioning solutions (IPS).
Study Reveals Surge In Healthcare Cyber Security System Breaches
KPMG's 2017 Cyber Healthcare & Life Sciences survey found an increase in the percentage of respondents that were victims of a data breach at healthcare providers and health plans.
Human Centric LED Retrofit By Above All Lighting
Designed with healthcare and similar facilities in mind, this product mimics the natural Kelvin changes of the sun throughout the day.
Managing Healthcare Facilities Amid Uncertainty
Basic real estate and facilities management principles can provide healthcare facilities a point of certainty in uncertain times.
A Guide To Better Hospital Floor Plans
This infographic details the latest trends and insights facility managers need to consider when a hospital construction or renovation project is in the works.
Healthcare Waiting Room Design
Whether in a hospital, medical office building, or urgent care center, healthcare waiting rooms aim to provide comfort and convenience.
2016 Flooring Design Award Winners Named
Starnet® Worldwide’s flooring design competition celebrates 18 years of commercial flooring design excellence and craftsmanship.
AHI White Papers Address Critical Issues Affecting Healthcare Facilities
Five new white papers addressing some of the most important issues affecting the infrastructure of the nation’s healthcare facilities are available from the National Institute of Building Sciences’s Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure (AHI).
New Report Addresses Cleaning to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
Environmental cleaning to prevent healthcare-associated infections and future research needs in this area are the focus of a new report, “Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections.”
Biophilic Design For Buildings: 3 Things To Know
A heightened focus on wellness in facilities highlights the impact of the indoor environment on occupants.
OSHA Updates Inspection Procedures for Protecting Healthcare Workers from Tuberculosis
OSHA has updated instructions for conducting inspections and issuing citations related to worker exposures to tuberculosis in healthcare settings.
Focus On: Textiles & Fabrics
Several recent textile and fabric product releases are featured in this latest post.
Benefits Strategy And Benchmarking Survey Data Released
The two biggest challenges identified by these participants are controlling benefit costs while attracting and retaining a competitive workforce.
TFM Names Ted Bielicky Facility Executive of the Year
Agent of change: this year’s TFM Facility Executive of the Year guided the transformation of an aging facility.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: VitalSign By 2/90 Sign Systems
Designed for healthcare facilities, the modular signage communicates critical information to staff and visitors. Facility managers choose from a collection of standard color-coded medical alert messages or customized sliders in any color, symbol, or configuration.
EPA Recognizes Healthcare and Higher Ed CHP
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems, also known as cogeneration, simultaneously produces electricity and useful heat from a single energy source — increasing energy efficiency.
Tricks Of The Trade: Healthcare Housekeeping
Is there an industry standard for housekeepers and maintenance technicians per square foot of healthcare facilities?
