The following are links to surveys that have appeared in HFM.

February 2010
2010 Hospital Building Report Survey
Health care facility construction has a long history of remaining steady through economic slowdowns. Not this time, though. Read Survey »

August 2009
2009 Infection Prevention-Hospital Cleaning Survey
The important link between environmental cleanliness and infection prevention has long been appreciated, but how best to achieve these objectives remains a source of ever-changing science and application. Read Survey »

July 2009
Salary Survey
Health Facilities Management, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services surveyed a random sample of 7,867 hospital department managers to learn about trends in compensation for professionals involved in biomedical engineering, construction management, environmental services, facilities engineering and support services. Read Survey »

February 2009
Building Report
Health Facilities Management's 2009 Hospital Building Report gathers information from a survey conducted in cooperation with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, data supplied by Reed Construction Data/RSMeans and interviews with leaders in the hospital planning, design and construction fields to compile the most complete assessment available of hospital construction trends. Read Survey »

July 2008
Green Survey
Never mind that it’s not easy being green—just getting going in that general direction has been a slow process for not-for-profit hospitals. As with technology and other areas, the health care industry has lagged other sectors in environmental initiatives and sustainability.

Now, though, there’s increasing evidence of momentum building behind such efforts in hospital construction as well as on the operations side. Motivated in part by soaring energy costs and public concerns about climate change, organizations are embracing more environmentally friendly building practices and trying to be more energy-efficient in new and renovated facilities. Read Survey »

February 2008
Building Report
Health Facilities Management assembled this report from a survey conducted in cooperation with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, data supplied by Reed Construction Data/RSMeans and extensive interviews with leaders in the hospital planning, design and construction fields. Read Survey »

October 2007
Salary Survey
Results are in from the 2007 Hospital Compensation Report, an annual survey of facilities management base salaries and one thing is clear: Bigger appears to be better, at least where heads of energy and facilities management are concerned. Read Survey »