Mark Kenneday
Articles
Operational Excellence, Leadership
Promoting the value of facilities operations
Strategies to gain recognition of the department's contributions and ensure its value.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations, Property Management
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.
Operational Excellence
Bringing building plans to fruition through procurement methods
The full building life cycle includes proper planning, procurement and optimization of a health care organization’s physical assets. After the completion of a thorough facility condition assessment and planning investment priorities as described in the accompanying article, it’s time to procure the work, which can often take longer than the actual construction..
Facility Engineering, Maintenance and Operations
Laying the groundwork for facility asset management
Breaking away from reactive maintenance requires a close examination of deferred maintenance backlog.
Compliance and Operations, Emergency Management
Managing for the unexpected
A four-step process for preparing health care facilities for natural and manmade threats.
Operational Excellence, Maintenance and Operations
Minimizing operational disruptions with alternative project delivery
Job order contracting can help to ensure repairs are completed in a timely manner following natural disaster.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations, Property Management
Data-driven facility planning
A complete facilities portfolio analysis will help to align infrastructure with organizational priorities.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations, Property Management
Data-driven approach helps hospital get funding
Detailed facility evaluation helps academic medical center secure funds for deferred maintenance project.
Operational Excellence, Leadership, Maintenance and Operations
Children’s hospital finds savings opportunities via data analysis
Texas facility compares benefits of various expansion opportunities.
Architecture, Construction, Facility Engineering, Compliance and Operations
Commissioning is key to return on investment
March 2011 ASHE Perspective.