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Balancing comfort and function
At 64 years old, Good Samaritan Hospital, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, was due for a facelift. But cosmetic updates and new equipment weren’t enough to satisfy the hospital’s goals to create a naturally rejuvenating environment with all the amenities of a state-of-the-art healthcare facility.

The Green Patient Room: A 3-D Experience in Every Context by Glenn Fischer - The Green Patient Room is a 400-square-foot exhibit of sustainable concepts that can be applied to patient rooms. The Green Patient Room is the creation of the International Facility Management Association’s Healthcare Council, Healthcare Building Ideas, design firm Anshen+Allen and the Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute. Skanska USA is also involved in this project.

Greener Purchasing Leads to Sustainable Hospitals
by Bill Gregory - Healthcare and hospital facility administrators are learning that developing and running a green facility does not cost more than traditional healthcare buildings. In fact, conservation of energy and water alone may save a typical hospital between $100,000 and $200,000 annually in operating expenses. This type of green benefit—whether realized as a cost or resource saving—is spurring the rise of sustainable buildings.

Modernizing emergency power
Modernizing a hospital’s emergency power system doesn’t have to be a big pill to swallow, according to Allen Meadors, electrical engineer with CTA Architects Engineers in Great Falls, Montana. The work can be completed in small doses, without unpleasant budgetary side effects. That’s exactly the prescription that Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls, Montana, is following for its East Campus.

In Case of Emergency: Plan to Keep the Hospital Functional
by Beth Leibson Hawkins - Hospitals historically have focused almost exclusively on patient care. But since the 9-11 wake-up call, more and more facilities have begun preparing for emergencies ranging from natural disasters to pandemics to criminal or terrorist attacks.

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