Planning, Design, and Construction
The laws of physics remain unchanged, but the rules, regulations and standard of care for how electricity is provided and distributed in a health care facility has changed significantly.
A team approach to survey the kitchen on a routine basis, and know what to look for and ask kitchen staff, is key to preventing a kitchen disaster.
The Joint Commission is now stressing the need to maximize technology during surveys to minimize contact. Many hospitals around the country still believe that surveyors prefer paper documentation and have resisted the move to electronic document management. Educate yourself on the facts, and get…
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…
From the 2020 PDC Webinar Series. An introduction to the cyber risk to building equipment and cyber mitigation strategies to both the facility and IT groups.
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.