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September 2019
Volume: 32
Edition: 8
Hospitals and health care organizations are facing a looming shortage of facility professionals. This month, we discuss how organizations are addressing this challenge. Also in this issue: resilient design, automated inspection, advancements in hand hygiene equipment, utility failure plans and career development for environmental services technicians.
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ASHE Letter
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Advocacy Adviser
ICC code hearings address renovations
Committee makes progress in unifying health care building codes during the 2021 code cycle
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ASHE Tool
Demystifying life safety decommissioning processes
New ASHE Tool helps to clarify which life safety features are no longer required and can be removed
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Upfront
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Emergency management
Program connects hospitals and utilities to prevent outages
Powered for Patients is launching a prototype dashboard to help protect emergency power in health care facilities
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Design
Hospital mock-ups challenge design thinking
Children's behavioral care facility tests out layouts and designs to best serve its patient population
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Environmental Services
Mobile laundry trailer saves day
Copley Hospital devised an interim plan as it searches for a new health care linen vendor
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Engineering
Retention basin doubles as nature area
VA center uses nature-friendly solution for its stormwater management system
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Checklist
Council’s guide helps recruit cybersecurity talent
Plus: EPA rule in effect, ASHRAE releases new handbook and an FDA warning
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Interview
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Interview
Veteran of the field retires on a high note
York Chan, Crystal Eagle Leadership Award recipient, discusses his career and legacy in the field
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Solutions
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Products+Services
Solutions: Plumbing and power and electrical
Plumbing, power and electrical, and other products on our radar
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Field Report
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Field Report
Ergonomic flooring adds to comfort
Children's behavioral health facility chooses style and comfort in building of new treatment center
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Cover Story
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Cover story
Solving the recruiting puzzle
Hospitals and health care organizations address a looming shortage of facility professionals
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Cover Story
Student design challenge provides real-world experience
Annual challenge allows students to engage in multidisciplinary architecture and construction planning
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Cover story
DOL grant to expand health care field apprenticeships
The American Hospital Association partners to expand training and job opportunities in health care facilities
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Feature
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Planning
Resilient design strategies to withstand extreme weather events
David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care applied lessons learned from Superstorm Sandy in design of its facility
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Planning
Construction cost minimized despite resiliency measures
Upfront planning of resilient features allowed the design and construction team to avoid costly changes
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Planning
Overcoming construction site logistics challenges
Site conditions and location posed challenges to the facility's flood mitigation plans
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Infrastructure
Automated equipment inspection and testing
Conserving resources while keeping the patient environment safe and compliant
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Infrastructure
Could remote inspection become the norm?
NFPA has started a technical committee project on remote inspections
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Marketplace
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Marketplace
Hand hygiene device makers expect growth
Safety initiatives and clinical acceptance to drive demand
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Compliance + Operations
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Compliance + Operations
Comprehensive utility failure plans
Developing operational processes for each facility requires staff partnership and critical communication
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Compliance + Operations
Public resources for utility failure planning
Several tools and websites exist to help hospitals develop emergency preparedness plans
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Environmental Services
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Environmental Services
Developing career opportunities for front-line EVS
Providing growth opportunities for front-line technicians is crucial to improving the overall department
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Environmental services
Three ways to reduce EVS turnover
A positive work environment, advancement and accreditation help to motivate front-line employees
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Architecture Showcase
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Architecture Showcase
Truly a group effort
Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center Mission Bernal Campus goes for LEED Gold
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