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HFM Daily offers blog coverage by the award-winning HFM editorial team and links to in-depth information on health care design, construction, engineering, environmental services, operations and technology. You can read HFM Daily stories on this page or subscribe to Health Facilities Management This Week for a Friday roundup of the week's posts.

ASHE research highlights the field's response to COVID-19

Health care designers, constructors and equipment suppliers stress innovation and collaboration to help control the pandemic.

November 13, 2020 by Lisa Walt, Ph.D.

Environmental services survey provides valuable data insights

AHE's annual survey offers in-depth analysis on health care environmental services field.

November 4, 2020 by Patti Costello

Staff recruitment and retention

Advice and best practices on hiring and keeping technical personnel

October 23, 2020 by Taylor Vaughn, MBA, CHFM

Digital wayfinding options expand for health facilities

Vendors ensure digital communication and wayfinding technologies work together seamlessly.

October 22, 2020 by Neal Lorenzi

HFM News

Tracking ASHRAE Standards open for comment

A list of ASHRAE addenda, revisions and drafts affecting health care open for public comment.

November 20, 2020 By HFM Staff

Loma Linda project reaches milestone

The university medical center continues progress on its new patient towers.

November 16, 2020 By Jamie Morgan

Studying pathogens on hospital curtains

Researchers test antimicrobial hospital curtains to determine effectiveness.

November 16, 2020 By Jamie Morgan

Editor's Picks

2020 Environmental Services Departments of the Year

The annual Association for the Health Care Environment award honors top-performing hospital EVS departments.

September 10, 2020 By Beth Burmahl

RTLS applications grow with hospital data needs

Real-time location systems explore a new range of facility use cases.

September 28, 2020 By Neal Lorenzi

Virtual inspections see growing acceptance

Remote compliance audits are gaining popularity amongst the regulatory community as technology advances.

September 24, 2020 By Erik J. Martin

Repurposing big-box retail spaces

An essential checklist to help guide the repurposing of vacant structures into medical spaces.

September 28, 2020 by Chris Lambrecht

Cohen Children's Medical Center — Northwell Health demonstrates teamwork and care for patients

2020 Environmental Services Department of the Year Winner in the 1-249 bed category.

September 10, 2020 by Beth Burmahl

Staff recruitment and retention

Advice and best practices on hiring and keeping technical personnel

October 23, 2020 by Taylor Vaughn, MBA, CHFM

Design Center

Letting the light in

Designers bring new rays of hope to behavioral health facilities. Read the related article "Building better behavioral health care facilities."

Nurses in the design process

A gallery of images of nurses working with design teams and the results of their work.

Green flooring

A gallery showing sustainable flooring options in health care facilities.

Health facility lighting

Tunable white light adds to patient comfort and well-being.

Web Exclusives

Lessons learned from extended incident command operations

What we've learned during the pandemic's first wave that can help guide continuing incident command procedures.

November 10, 2020 by Kathryn Dudley, MHS
Five ways to improve IAQ

HVAC domains and changes for facilities managers to explore.

November 10, 2020 by Garrett Holloway
IoT-enabled control of infrastructure

Four ways digitization helps health care facilities adapt to the pandemic.

September 7, 2020 by Warren Rosebraugh

Inside HFM

Some things change, and some stay the same

Fast changes prompt increased use of technology in health care delivery.

October 19, 2020 by Jeffrey E. Henne, FASHE, CHSP, FSM, CHEP, CHC

Interview

Crystal Eagle winner shows history of service

Former ASHE president and long-time member shares the journey of his career.

October 16, 2020 by Jamie Morgan

Field Report

RTLS platform improves productivity

Piedmont Healthcare turns to real-time monitoring to track and manage medical equipment.

October 19, 2020 by HFM Staff

News

System uses grant to expand telehealth

University health care system adds equipment and infrastructure to help respond to the pandemic

November 16, 2020 by Jamie Morgan

Codes & Standards

CMS guidance on emergency drill exemption

Plus: CDC updates airborne transmission guidance and CMS issues nursing home visit guidance.

November 16, 2020 by HFM Staff

Products

Digital wayfinding options expand for health facilities

Vendors ensure digital communication and wayfinding technologies work together seamlessly.

October 22, 2020 by Neal Lorenzi

Design Spotlight

A return to nature

Penn Medicine Radnor seamlessly intertwines with the surrounding landscape.

October 19, 2020 by HFM Staff

Special Report

Defining and pursuing operational excellence

ASHE's operational excellence committee discusses what it means to maximize outcomes and which KPIs matter most.

May 26, 2020 by Jeffrey Steele

Expert Insights

Investing in education of health care facilities staff

ASHE offers a number of resources to help build knowledge and skills for facilities management staff.

November 16, 2020 by Stephen Cranford, CHFM, CHSP

From Our Archives

The impact of EVS on patient experience

Environmental services' role goes beyond cleanliness to impact patient satisfaction.

October 22, 2019 by Sue Barnes, R.N., CIC, FAPIC
Evidence-based design in action

Two recent initiatives are helping EBD move from the research stage to design innovation.

October 22, 2019 by David Allison FAIA, FACHA, Bryon Edwards, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, and Anjali Joseph, Ph.D., EDAC
Building for energy efficiency

Five hospitals share strategies to improve operational performance through energy-saving designs.

October 7, 2019 by Jeffrey Steele