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The McMorrow Healthcare Facilities Management Report presents news and information for healthcare facility executives and administrators, specifiers including architects, designers, and engineers interested in improving the management of hospitals and outpatient facilities, pharmaceutical, laboratory and other related facilities. News sections include: Facilities Management, Technology, Industry Standards, Manufacturers & Vendors, Interior Design & Architecture, Awards and News about Professional Associations.
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Conferences
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Comprehensive Cancer Programs & Services
July 21-23 Dallas, TX - A 3-day conference highlighting the latest trends, best practices, and innovative strategies for Cancer Center Operation in a Challenging Economy, will discuss how to implement the most effective and successful business strategies to drive growth and profitability of your cancer department. more...
EDRA meeting to discuss design
The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) meeting in Washington, D.C. (Washington Court Hotel, near Union Station) will take place June 2-6.
The psychologists, architects, sociologists, interior designers, landscape architects, urban planners, anthropologists, and other place-focused professionals who are EDRA members will meet with interested others this year to discuss:
Attend EDRA’s 2010 annual meeting to learn about new research findings and research tools, to find out about recent design projects, and to meet potential colleagues with similar interests. Savor evidence-based design at the 2010 EDRA conference - design that makes a difference in people’s lives. more...
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2010 Award Winners
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Features
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Research in Action by the Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s $300 million expansion and renovation project developed more than just the size and shape of the facility. It improved access, added sustainability components, and incorporated the latest thinking in evidence-based design into the project. more... |
Care at the Castle
by Beth Leibson - The easy part of planning and building the $150 million, 124,000 sq.ft. expansion at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach, California was meeting the staff’s tangible and technological needs. The hospital needed dedicated operating rooms, an imaging center, expanded neonatal intensive care units, and additional beds. more... |
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A New Model for Military Medical Construction Decisions
by John A. Becker and Clayton A. Boenecke - In recent years, the quality and condition of military medical facilities have been subject to intense scrutiny. Our Secretary of Defense has said that our service members “deserve the very best facilities and care to recuperate from their injuries . . .and apart from the war itself, the department has no higher priority." more... |
What are the Best Practices in Capital Spend Management?
by Allen Archer - With a continuous influx of patients and with aging facilities and infrastructure, healthcare facilities are experiencing continued “wear and tear”. As soon as one system is fixed, another needs to be replaced and so on. more...
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