Conference
ASHE wraps up 2021 Virtual PDC Summit
From updates to design guidelines to infection prevention and innovation, this year's summit covered a wide range of topics
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Infection Prevention
Study reviews mask decontamination
From UV disinfection to steam reprocessing, researchers analyze effectiveness of various mask decontamination methods
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Design
Centers open for COVID-19 patients
NYC Health + Hospitals has opened three COVID-19 Centers of Excellence to treat recovering patients
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Sustainability
ENERGY STAR honors ASHE again
American Society for Health Care Engineering earns ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for fifth consecutive year
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Interview
Breaking down the walls in health care design
ACHA President Angela Mazzi talks about the next chapter of the organization
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Environmental Services
The role of surfaces in COVID-19 spread
Researchers reviewed decades of studies to learn more about virus transmission via surfaces
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Emergency preparedenss
Southern hospitals discuss lessons learned after deep freeze
Hospital facilities managers from Texas and Arkansas talk about the how they prepared for the impact of February's polar vortex
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2021 Hospital Construction Survey
2021 Hospital Construction Survey
Hospitals and contractors take on pandemic-related building and design challenges
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2021 Hospital Construction Survey
Health care contractors and designers sound off on the effects of the pandemic
Third-party contractors working closely with hospitals discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their business
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Construction
Redesign increases isolation space for COVID-19 patients
University of Virginia Medical Center made two major design changes during an expansion project to add 96 negative-pressure spaces
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