April 8 – 11, 2018, The Westin Galleria, Dallas Healthcare Facilities Managers consider Interlink to be one of the best and most affordable opportunities for learning and sharing in Texas. Interlink consistently delivers top-notch educational content, hours of continuing education credits, as well as ongoing opportunities to discuss emerging issues and best practices with colleagues, vendors, and consultants. Online registration closes today March 30, 2018. Register onsite starting April 8.

Sunday, April 8, 2018 prior to the formal start of Interlink Both members and vendors are encouraged to participate in this highly popular event. Join us for a round of golf at the beautiful Bear Creek Golf Course! All proceeds raised will support our organizational mission to provide scholarships and affordable education for the TAHFM community.

Becker’s Hospital Review As part of a new initiative to reinvent the patient experience, The Walt Disney Co. pledged more than $100 million in cash, products and services to children's hospitals across the globe. Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital will be the first hospital to collaborate with Disney on this initiative.

Tyler Morning Telegraph Ardent Health Services Tyler, Texas-based UT Health Northeast finalized their joint purchase of East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, also in Tyler, March 1. Under the deal, ETMC will combine with UT Health Northeast to form a 10-hospital system, branded as UT Health East Texas.

Health Facilities Management Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, which averages 500 to 700 ED patients a day, partnered with Toyota to implement simple but effective processes in its emergency department.

Healthcare Facilities Today Methods of adding skylights/windows and using lighting control and advanced shading technologies have developed to allow businesses to make optimal use of natural light all year long. With Daylight Savings Time, now is the perfect time to rethink your daylighting and daylight harvesting strategies for commercial spaces.

Facilitiesnet While in most cases state-of-the-art technology can help with technological advances, it’s also true that building systems and strategies already in widespread use today are often enough, when used smartly and efficiently, to get to zero energy building.

ASHE has received a number of reports that hospital compounding pharmacies are increasingly being cited for two easily avoidable conditions. As we get closer to the implementation of USP <800>, expected to become official on December 1, 2019, these issues may be a renewed focus of surveyors.

Wednesday, April 11, Noon Central Time This webinar is FREE and open to members and non-members. Speakers: Facilitator: Dana Swenson, Senior Vice President, UMass Memorial Health Care; Participants: 2018 Vista Awarded Project Representatives

The ASHE Annual Conference creates the ideal environment to connect with fellow colleagues while preparing yourself for future trends and challenges in health care. Attendees can earn up to 20.5 contact hours and gain valuable tools and resources to better navigate through an ever changing health care landscape. Join us in Seattle as we prepare for the future of health care, and take the time to review and develop your career game plan.

CNBC Micro hospitals are popping up in some suburban and urban markets as a backup to community facilities, or in regions where there is not enough demand for full-sized hospitals.

Healthcare Facilities Today While the U.S. only makes up four percent of the world’s population, it produces about 30 percent of the world’s waste. To combat this, here are seven ways to reduce trash liner waste, many of which can be implemented immediately.

Facilitiesnet Most healthcare facilities have phone, data (internet), and IP-based audio-visual systems along with IP-based building automation systems that monitor and control heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), energy management systems, lighting, windows, shade controls, and digital signage. A well-designed cabling platform can make all the difference in keeping things running smoothly.

Healthcare Design Magazine The preferences of patients, families, and medical staff for interiors that mirror life outside facilities’ walls are resulting in a healthcare design typology that’s colored by retail, hospitality, and other design sectors.