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Hurricane Ida response and recovery in Louisiana
At Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, Louisiana, preplanning and communications were key to keeping facilities up and running
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Reliability-centered maintenance series
Making the case for reliability asset management
How one facility transitioned from reactive mode to using preventive and predictive maintenance in daily operations
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Codes & Standards
ASHE provides clarification on FDA medical device guidance
The public commenting window for the FDA's draft guidance on medical device remanufacturing closes Sept. 22
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Technology
Innovative tech powers smart room
Penn Medicine unveils new patient room technology to keep patients informed and engaged
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Environmental services
Advances in recycling for health facilities
The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council explores strategies to manage mixed material waste streams
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Design
Researchers study nurse station design
A post-occupancy evaluation highlights the benefits and drawbacks of moving from a centralized to a decentralized nurses station
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Planning
Hospitals dig into the science of building with new projects
Mock-ups, virtual reality and augmented reality help to create collaboration between designers and health care staff
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Environmental Services
University tests out mobile UVC robot
The DINGO was created to offer a more mobile alternative to stand-in-place UVC disinfection systems
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Safety
VA hospital reduces patient ligature risk
A simple but innovative device eliminated a ligature risk at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
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Construction
Penn Medicine takes processing off-site
The processing center has a capacity to sterilize and package instruments from up to 200 surgical cases per day
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