TAHFM e-Newsletter

Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management

Events and Education

March 26 - 29, 2017
The Westin Houston, Memorial City, Houston, Texas

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LMC Fire & Security
Door Control Services Inc
Member Spotlight
The Navasota Examiner
CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital was awarded the Designated Trauma Facility of the Year for 2016 by the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Office of Emergency Management Services and Trauma Systems Coordination.

Visit http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/news/article_0c4406a6-d298-11e6-ab40-ebf58a98a7c9.html to view the full article online.

 
Olivia Nguyen, D Healthcare Daily
Texas Health Fort Worth’s neurosurgical intensive care unit earned a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for its successful patient outcomes and unit performance.

Visit http://healthcare.dmagazine.com/2017/01/24/texas-health-fort-worth-is-first-hospital-in-state-recognized-for-neurosurgical-icu-care/ to view the full article online.

 
 
   
TAHFM has an online membership directory and resource guide, available to TAHFM members only. This Directory contains useful information about our committees and task forces, homecare and hospice showcase and the vendor marketplace.

Visit http://tahfm.site-ym.com/Login.aspx to view the full article online.

 
Eaton
Brighton Solutions, Inc.
Energy Roundup Tips
Michael Watkins, Healthcare Construction + Operations
Opening and closing doors in health care facilities can expend huge amounts of energy.

Visit http://hconews.com/2016/12/28/stopping-energy-loss-without-stopping-traffic/ to view the full article online.

 
Conrad Kelso and Phil Lebrun, facilitiesnet.com
When top management wants to postpone replacement of HVAC equipment, the facility department may be asked to get "one more year" out of the existing equipment. Worse, this request may be repeated the next year, and again in years after that.

Visit http://www.facilitiesnet.com/hvac/article/How-To-Calculate-LifeCycle-Costs-and-Justify-Energy-Efficient-HVAC-Upgrades--16971 to view the full article online.

 
 
   
Carl Weinschenk, Energy Manager Today
There was a lot of impressive news in the energy savings performance contracts (ESPC) sector toward the end of 2016.

Visit http://www.energymanagertoday.com/energy-savings-performance-contracts-finish-the-year-strong-0129390/ to view the full article online.

 
Specified Technologies Inc.
Prevent Life Safety Services
ASHE Update
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Using a multidisciplinary approach to design is important for creating healing spaces where both staff and patients can benefit. A new article outlines four strategies for an interdisciplinary approach to design.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/4-strategies-for-applying-a-multidisciplinary-approach-to-health-care-interior-design to view the full article online.

 
 
   
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
ASHE is working with the Healthcare Infrastructure Research program in Washington, D.C., to identify and highlight innovations in our field. ASHE members and others can submit innovative work from their hospitals or companies for consideration in this project.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/ashe-and-healthcare-infrastructure-research-program-looking-to-highlight-innovation to view the full article online.

 
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued two new survey and certification memos. One memo states that health care facilities may use the 2013 edition of the Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES) to demonstrate compliance with fire safety requirements. The other memo clarifies installation requirements for automatic fire sprinkler systems in long-term facilities. Both memos are available on the ASHE website.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/cms-issues-survey-and-certification-memos to view the full article online.

 
Absolute Testing Services
Your Facilities Management News
Genevieve Diesing, Hospitals & Health Networks
They’ve been called coddled, helicoptered and just plain spoiled, gross generalizations that may or may not contain nuggets of truth.

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/7697-how-millennials-will-transform-health-care to view the full article online.

 
Genevieve Diesing, Hospitals & Health Networks
While it's never advisable to paint any group with a broad brush, certain generalizations do apply to different generations.

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/7738-youve-hired-a-millennial-now-what to view the full article online.

 
 
   
Erin Nelson and Curtis Skolnick, Health Facilities Management
Technology will not completely replace brick-and-mortar facilities, but it certainly has decreased the amount of traffic into and capital spent on these assets.

Visit http://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/2648-physical-and-cyber-space to view the full article online.

 
Ed Sullivan, facilitiesnet.com
Most companies have a process for reviewing the performance of employees, to gauge whether the individual is meeting the needs of the organization.

Visit http://www.facilitiesnet.com/facilitiesmanagement/article/BeginningoftheYear-Review-How-Is-Your-Organizations-Teamwork-Productivity--16987 to view the full article online.

 
Allen & Company Environmental Services
The Filter Man, Ltd.
Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management
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