hospitals
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The emerging threat of biofilms
Healthcare facilities are particularly vulnerable to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and biofilms that form in drains and sinks are an often-underestimated threat. In a Master Class
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Nova Scotia’s commits $1.6B for capital projects
The Nova Scotia government plans to spend over $1.6 billion on capital projects in the coming fiscal year, including hospitals, schools, and roads and highways.
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Patient safety during hospital flood events
When a flooding event occurs, either weather-based or mechanical, the effects can be swift and devastating.
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Innovations in health care monitoring technology
There are so many innovative ways to use surveillance technology and equipment beyond traditional security.
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Minding mould in LTC and hospitals
Air exchanges and mechanical systems that were sufficient when buildings were constructed may be considered undersized today, allowing fertile ground for mould growth.
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Reimagining Canada’s health care system
The Canadian health care system is at a tipping point with rising demands for service, record levels of job vacancies, and increasing public and political pressures.
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Designing for patient dignity in Grande Prairie
Inside the 681,000-square-foot facility, people are able to experience the landscape and natural light, even throughout Alberta’s harsh weather extremes.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
More than a map: The many uses for digital signage
While “digital directories” in a healthcare setting are most often used to help people find their way, wayfinding is just one of several ways they can benefit patients, visitors and staff.
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New critical care tower coming to Sunnybrook
Plans for a new critical care tower at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will bring the hospital’s critical care units together under one roof.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Not changing mop water can be deadly
Failure to change mop water, use of over-diluted solutions & use of contaminated water to dilute concentrated solutions can have dire effects.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How aerosolized hydrogen peroxide can help reduce hospital infections
Adding a touchless aHP disinfection system can result in a significant and sustained reduction in CDI rates.
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Swabbing floors to detect COVID-19 could be useful indicator of spread
Floors can be tested to predict the level of COVID-19 in an environment.
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Yukon budget commits to reforming health system
The Yukon has earmarked $165 million for initiatives that will modernize the territory’s health system and ramp up mental health and substance-use supports.
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Rates of other hospital-acquired infections increasing
A new report attributes a rise in other infections to a "laser focus" on COVID-19 and exhausted and overworked staff.
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B.C. begins bringing hospital staffing back in-house
B.C. says the move is an attempt to improve wages and work environments and make frontline work more desirable.
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Supporting patient networks with digital signage
Better patient experiences result in stronger healthcare outcomes. However, enhancing these experiences means making the healthcare journey as efficient and stress-free as possible for both
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Silver foil can affect risk of infection in hospitals
Researchers found the risk of contamination on foil-covered high-touch surfaces was significantly lower.
