Facility Engineering
NEWS
Also this week: Joint Commission updates emergency management portal, and FDA looks into link between CT and medical device interference.
ASHE PERSPECTIVE
ASHE volunteers list the numerous benefits that serving the organization can bring.
NEWS
Also this week: AHE gathers data to establish baseline staffing guidelines, and FDA seeks comments on medical device safety.
NEWS
Also this week: CDC makes PPE recommendations to protect against Zika and the FDA proposes a ban on powdered medical gloves.
CONFERENCES
Patient experience and infection control were hot topics at this year's ASHE-sponsored summit.
NEWS
Also this week: Olympus validates updated duodenoscope reprocessing instructions and study looks at bacterial biofilms in hospital water pipes.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Advice for planning, design, installation, inspection, maintenance and more.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Choir takes patient engagement to a higher level .
PLANNING
Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure produces white papers addressing issues.
SUSTAINABILITY
Carolinas HealthCare System-Pineville turned around its energy performance through a combination of benchmarking, low-cost improvements and large capital investments.