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March/April 2024
Volume: 37
Edition: 2
This month's cover story shares results of the 2024 Hospital Construction Survey. The annual survey details price, labor and supply concerns impacting the field. Also in this issue: tracking greenhouse gas emissions, repurposing retail spaces, securing facility investment and advances in health care furnishings.
Inside HFM
Back to TopInside HFM
ASHE President Skanda Skandaverl considers classic approaches to meet novel health care design challenges
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Member Resources
Back to TopDesign Discoveries
The impact of noise in the care environment
Three studies examine varying noise levels and how they affect patients and staff
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From the center
An unparalleled opportunity to create change
The Center for Health Design joins PDC Summit as a Supporting Organization and strategic educational collaborator
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Data Driven Insights
A primer on benchmarking methodologies
Learning to track key performance indicators requires an understanding of advanced benchmarking methodologies
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Interview
Back to TopInterview
Laying the foundation for safer health facilities
Jeffrey O'Neill draws upon dual experience as a health care facility planner and director of engineering in chairing ICC's Committee on Healthcare
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Upfront
Back to TopEmergency Management
Extreme weather events cause more waves of patient evacuations
Hospitals around the country double down on strengthening their emergency response plans
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Planning
Baptist Health opens community-centered campus
Resilient, modern replacement facility marks 'transformational' upgrade for north Florida hospital
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Technology
5G investment boosts connections beyond hospital
Network expansion supports Boston Children's Hospital's mobile and virtual care expansion efforts
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Decarbonization
Kaiser invests in tech, research to break climate change barriers
Already a forerunner for health care sustainability, health system sets sights on reducing Scope 3 emissions
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Design
Health care researchers look into ED security
Visibility has a direct impact on incident response times, study shows
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Financing
Analysis helps medical center pursue IRA funding
Ohio-based Wexner Medical Center weighs tax credit options to support sustainability initiatives
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Checklist
NFPA opens public commenting for 2026 editions
Plus: ASHRAE updates building performance standard; FCC releases rules on rural telehealth; HHS releases voluntary cybersecurity goals
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Architecture Showcase
Back to TopArchitecture Showcase
Resilience through collaboration
Flad's state-of-the-art replacement hospital on St. Croix brings the island's community together
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Architecture Showcase
Lakeside haven opens its doors
Essentia Health's recently opened St. Mary's Medical Center breathes new life into downtown Duluth
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Solutions
Back to TopProducts + services
Solutions: Building controls, power and electrical, and flooring solutions
Building controls, power and electrical, and flooring solutions on our radar
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Field Report
Back to TopField Report: Supply Chain
Automation improves med distribution
Pharmacy storage solution boosts efficiency while reducing human error
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Cover Story
Back to Top2024 Hospital Construction Survey
2024 Hospital Construction Survey results
Annual outlook finds price, labor and supply concerns are still impacting the health care construction market
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2024 Hospital Construction Survey
AEC professionals weigh in on health care building trends
Continued inflation has had a ripple effect across health care construction projects
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Feature
Back to TopSpecial report
Get a sneak peek of the 2024 PDC Summit
The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction will feature more content, research-backed sessions and CEU opportunities
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Feature
Back to TopSustainability
Measuring and controlling greenhouse gas emissions
Methods and tools to monitor, report and reduce a facility's greenhouse gas emissions
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Feature
Back to TopDesign
Converting retail spaces into health care facilities
Digging into the planning, utility and structural challenges of repurposing retail sites for health care use
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Feature
Back to TopOperations
Laying out the case for facility investment
Factoring in the ‘risk of inaction’ for capital spending decisions will help to protect the net asset value of health care infrastructure
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Member to Member
Back to TopArticles written by volunteers from the Member Tools Committee.
Member to Member: Project Management
Project management tools and best practices
Delivering successful health facilities projects of any size
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Member to Member: Infrastructure
Hospital infrastructure project funding strategies
Grants, tax credits, rebates and other alternatives for financing much-needed facilities upgrades
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Advocacy Adviser
Safely commissioning medical gas systems
Failure of a medical gas system falls into the highest level of risk for health care facilities
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Member Toolbox
Building the workforce through internships
Strategies to build a pipeline of next-generation facilities management leaders
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Marketplace
Back to TopMarketplace
Furnishings designed for the intricacies of health care
Health care furniture designers are keeping durability, cleanability and adaptability front of mind when creating new solutions
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