Hospital Building And Operations
A full range of facilities & operations are very essential to provide better healthcare to patients. Healthcare facilities management is vital for medical facilities and to ensure service requests are provided efficiently and quickly to maintain operations without intermission. Effective Hospitals & healthcare facilities are crucial to fulfil the needs of people. Proper hospitals & medical facilities help to reduce loss to the hospitals as they assist in saving time, efforts and workforce. The efficient way usage of facilities deepens the relationship between hospitals and patients.
Environmental Safety in Hospitals
The environment within the hospital is critical for life support Environmental concerns affect the hospital internally and externally Indeed the hospital requires a safe internal environment Externally the hospital is a contributor to the environmental load of the community Some internal factors tha..
Modelling Facility and Operations in Design of and Transition to a New Healthcare Space
Physical design and process design are inseparably connected in healthcare facilities Modelling facility and operations aids in evaluating design alternatives and in familiarising an organisation and its staff to a new space during transition This article explores simulations of various fidelity the..
Lean Operational Planning in the Design of Ambulatory Care Centers
For high quality building
This article outlines the use of Lean methodology and the impact on design in the Ambulatory Care Center setting Case studies are presented to demonstrate the use of lean methodology on both operations and design strategies Lean is centred on what adds value and reduces waste Each project is unique ..
Environmental Impacts for Healthcare Sustainability
Gundersen Health System is the first US healthcare organisation to achieve energy independence producing more energy than it consumes Gundersens Envision programme saves the organisation millions of dollars each year boosts the local economy and teaches organisations on how to become better environment.
Creating a System for Safety
It needs to be ensured that each and every patient receives evidencebased care unless contraindicated as part of everyday work This means that safe care is provided If safe care is delivered the events that contribute to patient morbidity and mortality can be reduced The opportunity for infections w..
Toileting aids in Hospitals Reuse or Dispose?
As part of a portfolio of infection control and waste management measures disposable systems can help save nurse time and improve working conditions This in
turn
helps to preserve patient dignity and enhance the patient experience by providing a clean product every time to aid safer healthcare..
Dealing with Overcrowding in an Emergency Department
Using IT technologies and standardisation
Dealing with overcrowding a high per centage of sickness and a high level of stress among staff are universal problems in Emergency Departments ED In creating a
new
ED we chose to deal with overcrowding as our major challenge By using new IT technologies in planning standardised patient tracks as we..
Designing Navigation Friendly Hospitals
While navigating complex healthcare facilities has been acknowledged as a critical issue by healthcare administrators for decades the main focus has been on
sign
and map systems This article discusses the findings of a study that examined physical design attributes manipulated by architects and inte..
Using Operational Planning Studies
To improve planning and design in healthcare facilities
This article highlights case studies in the use of lean principles and op erational planning that impact the plan and design of healthcare facilities The role of operational studies on determining facility size operational efficiencies process improvement and innovative approaches delivery of care a..
State of Sustainable Design in Healthcare
A more transformative vision of living and regenerative hospital buildings is beginning to coalesce worldwide Primarily this vision finds its roots in the connection between buildings and health..