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Renee Bryce, Melanie Petherick, Rick Burns. Virginia Mason’s main electrical room (MER) upgrade project team leads (electrical contractor, hospital design/construction and emergency management) will discuss the MER project, methodologies for shutdown risk assessment and planning, improvement strategies, real-time redline as-built document updates and collaboration, communications, tools and templates developed, and lessons learned along the way.

This session will cover the process of implementing a barrier management protocol. We will discuss what quality standard operating practice for barriers could look like and additional tools that can be used to achieve compliance.

This presentation first examines available VR tools and assessments given varying user group dynamics.

From the 2020 PDC Webinar Series. Identify the key decision points when evaluating whether to have your central sterile department on campus or to relocate to an off-site location, and more.

Airflow control is a critical component of creating and maintaining a safe and healing healthcare environment. This webinar will provide an overview of different control valve options including damper-style valves, Venturi air valves, and measured airflow valves. Attendees will learn which valve type is best for various scenarios and how to apply lessons learned to future projects.

With so many technologies available to facilities managers, it's critical to use them to effectively manage AEM programs, automate compliance documentation, and optimize maintenance vendor performance.  George Mills will discuss the most impactful ways technology can deliver compliance and operational value in your facilities. 

Gaurav Khadse, University of Texas Medical Branch; Zach Mitchell, PhiloWilke Partnership. This session presents a case study that will focus on the efficient design of one of the largest treatment centers for infectious diseases in the United States.

Behind every wall, under every floor and in virtually every ceiling in a hospital you will find pipes. They are often forgotten because we rarely see them, but they could be described as the circulatory system of a building, delivering and disposing of vital fluids and gasses of this living and breathing environment.

Learn how ASHE and its partners are conducting research on the impact of emerging electrical loads on health care facilities.

Thomas Smith. This webinar will provide an overview of the newly updated Security Design Guidelines for Health Care Facilities. The 2020 edition has updated material throughout and new subject matter has been added including ED-based behavioral health facilities, long-term care facilities, and standalone emergency, urgent care and surgical care facilities.

With the constantly evolving criteria required to address the surge of patients impacted by the COVID-19 virus, there are many options that health care organizations will explore and deploy.

Grainger is committed to helping you keep your operations up and running during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During this webinar Grainger and its key service partners HSS and BCS will present COVID-19 Pandemic Planning Strategies & Solutions for Consideration.