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This monograph describes an EPS management program that will equip health care facilities to meet the requirements and challenges they face today.

The study compares anticipated plug load with energy intensity data provide guidance for designers in estimating a facility's design load.

Speaker: Robert RayTemperature variation in patient rooms can negatively affect staff efficiency, costs, and customer experience. This presentation shows how the Six Sigma DMAIC model (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) can effectively reduce temperature variations in patient rooms.Learning Outcomes:

Speaker: Mark Linenberger, Spencer Seals and Stewart Trapino

Speakers: Kenneth Kaiser and Shrimant JaruharWith the goal of achieving BIM-enabled facility management (FM), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) established the infrastructure, tools, and procedures for successful handover of a robust building information model (BIM) at project closeout. NMHC's process calls for the development of standard nomenclature and set parameters before projects begin, which enables information sharing across legacy systems and databases.Learning Outcomes:

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Speakers: Terry Miller and Lynne IngleWhile there are currently about 100 hospitals in the United States with hybrid capability, that number is expected to increase by 15 percent each year for the next decade. This session examines the development of the hybrid OR concept, supporting technology advancements, and the challenges to planning, design, and construction.

Speakers: Mark Kenneday and Ed Tinsley

An article was published in the March 2011 issue of Health Facilities Management magazine, which explored 10 forces changing health care design. In this session, the authors of that article present a current perspective on those driving forces. The opening statement of the article provocatively observed that "health care industry professionals who believe the political outcome of the reform debate, alone, will have a dramatic influence on the future of design and construction of health care facilities are sadly mistaken." The presenters discuss the evolution of the factors identified in the article and how they, and other challenges and opportunities, will continue to influence health care design.

This monograph provides guidance on how to determine replacement needs for electrical distribution equipment, including strategies for upgrading an electrical distribution system.

Improve your hospital's electrical infrastructure, power system reliability, and staff training with the utility management program approach.