HFM News
BIOMEDICAL
Higher oxygen usage to treat patients with COVID-19 has led to unintended increases in fire risk that should be mitigated.
ADVOCACY
The Committee on Health Care saw 10 of its proposals — all aimed at helping to unify varying codes and standards — approved by ICC at recent hearings.
DESIGN
Bon Secours Community Hospital reduced wait times 10% after redesigning its emergency department.
TECHNOLOGY
The 5G infrastructure will help support mobile-to-mobile connectivity between medical devices.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Researchers reviewed decades of studies to learn more about virus transmission via surfaces .
EMERGENCY PREPAREDENSS
Hospital facilities managers from Texas and Arkansas talk about the how they prepared for the impact of February's polar vortex.
CONSTRUCTION
University of Virginia Medical Center made two major design changes during an expansion project to add 96 negative-pressure spaces.
TECHNOLOGY
A contactless pay-to-park solution is saving money and reducing touchpoints at an Alabama medical center .
INFECTION PREVENTION
The CDC has partnered with the American Hospital Association and others to provide free infection prevention education .
SUSTAINABILITY
The health system continues its sustainability journey with a goal to achieve carbon positivity by 2025 .