hospitals
REMI Network
Research informs circadian-effective lighting in schools and hospitals
The recommended light levels in K-12 classrooms and for general (non-exam) lighting in hospital patient rooms are generally too low for daytime circadian stimulation.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Hospital housekeepers feel underappreciated during pandemic
A recent study suggests that hospital housekeepers and environmental service staff have low self-esteem in their jobs.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Virus hastens new tower at St. Michael’s Hospital
A much anticipated, and unfinished, addition to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto was fast-tracked to keep pace with a fast-moving pandemic.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
When cleaning schedules don’t work
The importance of cleaning schedules in hospitals, office buildings, schools, and other public facilities is becoming increasingly obvious, especially as the world returns to work
REMI Network
Ontario construction crews to work 24/7 on health care facilities
Construction work on new health care facilities in Ontario, including COVID-19 assessment centres, will now be a round-the-clock effort.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario invests in hospital upgrades and repairs
The Ontario government is investing $175 million in upgrades, repairs and maintenance at 128 hospitals across the province.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
C. difficile rates plummet in Canadian hospitals
Clostridium difficile rates in Canadian hospitals dropped 36 per cent between 2009 and 2015, a new study has revealed. The report, published in the Canadian
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
More hospitals introduce antimicrobial copper
Hospitals have a potent, new tool in their mission to improve patient health and safety. It also happens to be the one of the oldest metals known to man - copper.
REMI Network
Healthcare workers often go to work sick: study
Healthcare workers in clinical settings, such as long-term care facilities, often refuse to stay home from work when experiencing influenza-like symptoms.
REMI Network
Infection control market could reach $300-billion-plus by 2025
The global infection control market is expected to reach more than $258 billion (U.S.) by 2025, according to a new report.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Infrastructure projects to get underway this summer
Construction on hundreds of infrastructure projects across Ontario will get underway this summer, including hospitals, schools, transit projects and roads.
REMI Network
Green hospital champions awarded for environmental performance
Winners of the 2016 Ontario Green Health Care Awards were announced after results were tallied from the Green Hospital Scorecard.
REMI Network
New infection control standard during maintenance
CSA Group has released a new version of CSA Z317.13 Infection Control during Construction, Renovation and Maintenance in Healthcare Facilities.
REMI Network
Hospital cleaning staff survey reveals disturbing patterns
Survey of hospital cleaning staff from more than 60 hospitals across Ontario points to concerns that understaffing is leading to poorly cleaned areas.
REMI Network
The dirt on biofilm
Biofilm—slimy clumps of bacteria that settle onto surfaces—is a growing concern in Canadian facilities because it can be a threat to occupants.
REMI Network
Leading book on hand hygiene to be published
A comprehensive book focusing on hand hygiene for infection control and patient safety will be published sometime in December.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
UVGI technology emerges in infection control
UVGI technology is emerging as an effective tool in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections in Canadian hospitals.
