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Hospitals taking steps toward energy efficiency, but opportunities remain
Hospital & Health Networks
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The quest for greater energy efficiency is invisible in hospital mission statements. Those stated goals are all about providing exemplary patient care, promoting wellness and serving community
needs. Yet, increasingly, facility managers and others are starting to realize how greater energy efficiency may help hospitals gather the resources to achieve their patient care goals. "For a hospital with a 3 percent operating margin, saving a dollar in energy is equivalent to generating $33 in new revenues," says Delbert Reed, director of facilities engineering at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston.
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Materials matter: Impact-resistant products can help protect hospitals
Health Facilities Management
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Some construction materials can help hospitals minimize the risk of damage or injury to patients and staff caused by tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Violent weather that struck large
swaths of the South and Midwest this past spring serve as a grim reminder of the destruction that natural disasters can cause. A stark case in point is St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.
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Industry experts suggest tips to improve environmental cleaning
Infection Control Today
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ICT asked members of industry to answer the question, "What is one way that hospitals can improve their current environmental hygiene practices?" Here are their responses:
The CDC Toolkit, "Options for
Evaluating Environmental Cleaning," identifies the environment's role, particularly high-touch surfaces, in the spread of infections, and the need to continuously evaluate and improve environmental cleaning. One way health care facilities can improve environmental hygiene practices is to implement a program that focuses on objectively evaluating the thoroughness of high-touch object cleaning. By measuring cleaning outcomes, health care facilities can track their progress and identify areas for
improvement.
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12 CDC recommendations to prevent Clostridium difficile infections
Becker's ASC Review
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make the following 12 recommendations to prevent Clostridium difficile infections (CDI).
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Infection interventions could save lives, dollars
CMIO
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Hospital acquired infections are expensive, deadly and, most importantly, preventable, noted the authors of a recent study published in the September issue of Health Affairs, who found that the
implementation of cost-effective prevention measures may not only save thousands of lives, but also billions of dollars.
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Community-based art in a critical access hospital: Collaboration and reflection
Healthcare Design
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Most people avoid hospitals, unless they work in one or have a medical emergency. After seeing the gem that is the Ministry Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., this may change.
The facility, which lies between the shores of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, is an acute care, critical access hospital that traces its roots back more than 100 years to its founders,
the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. Today, it is a member of the Ministry Health System, a network of hospitals, clinics, and health-related organizations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Thriving on change: The growing role of hospital environmental services
Health Facilities Management
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Over the past decade, the health care environmental services department's duties have expanded far beyond its previous housekeeping role to become a front-line player in maintaining hospital safety, service and efficiency.
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Green hospital uses nature's healing power
EarthTechling
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In Hershey, Pa., the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, combining green design with accesss to nature for patients, has earned LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. This 176,000-square-foot cancer institute was designed by Boston-based Payette with input from the Sustainable Performance Institute, a Boston-based nonprofit with a mission to mainstream green building. The result is a modern medical facility laid
out to make the most of its solar orientation, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
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Researchers study how microbes travel through the air
Infection Control Today
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Preliminary research on Fusarium, a group of fungi that includes devastating pathogens of plants and animals, shows how these microbes travel through the air. Researchers now believe that with improvements on this preliminary research, there will be a better understanding about crop security, disease spread and climate change.
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Signage contributes to healing environments
Facility Care
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Health care design can help patients heal. Signage is one element of a hospital or clinic that can make a difference in the patient and visitor experience. Clearly printed signs that take into account wayfinding principles are critical for any signage redesign. The following are a few more tips from an article published on Digi-Know.com.
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