A full range of facilities & operations are very essential to provide better healthcare to patients. Healthcare facilities management is vital for medical facilities and to ensure service requests are provided efficiently and quickly to maintain operations without intermission. Effective Hospitals & healthcare facilities are crucial to fulfil the needs of people. Proper hospitals & medical facilities help to reduce loss to the hospitals as they assist in saving time, efforts and workforce. The efficient way usage of facilities deepens the relationship between hospitals and patients.
Importance of driving the need for innovative and efficient solutions across the healthcare value chainThis alongside collaboration among key stakeholders is key to ensuring continued access to healthcare across communities in Asia
The Road to Optimising The Care PathwayAre we there yet?A recent study from McKinsey Company entitled Reimagining the nursing workload Finding time to close the workforce gap got my immediate attention
Becoming Climate-SmartThe Indian health sectorClimate change is by now a reality that has hit many countries hard more so in recent years
New Horizons of DronesPanacea for fatal arrhythmias, delays in defibrillation and pandemicTime is among the most crucial aspects of health care Many authors emphasise the golden hour as the critical time window for successful intervention in trauma
Sustainable Health and Supporting PolicySustainable health in the context of increasing allround attention on environment social and governance ESG concerns requires innovative design and effective execution of policy
The Healthcare Sector Needs to Lead the way on DecarbonisationThe recent Lancet Countdown report on Climate Change highlighted the impact of the healthcare sector in global emissions
Enhancing Accessibility to Critical Healthcare Facilities in Asia Pacific's Emerging MarketsThe Covid pandemic highlighted many inequalities in healthcare around the world
Ultraviolet Light Disinfection SystemsFor operating room treatmentsGermicidal ultraviolet light disinfection contributes to reducing bacterial transmission and surgical site infections Treatment may reduce Coronavirus disease
Headway to Revamp Hospital LogisticsHealthcare is a crucial system governed by humanistic approaches that emphasise the personal value of an individual Human emotions and values form the core of the system which is efficiently supported by the creativity and proactive nature of healthcare staff
LEAN MANAGEMENTLean is indeed an interesting concept to apply in almost all facets of life be it weight management service management or manufacturing In a nutshell to be lean we need to lean towards lean working and lean living
GREEN HOSPITALSTowards sustainabilityThe deteriorating health of our planet is an issue of international concern and has a direct impact on human health Healthcare industry uses modern medications equipment and sophisticated technologies for the treatment but through resourceintensive processes
PROGRAMMING PLANNING AND DESIGNThe programming planning and design of healthcare facilities are of prime importance to improve the patient visitor and staff experience
The Breath of lifeOver million die every year often in our care of air quality issues Millions more of water soil and food contamination What is our role as healthcare providers in addressing these major areas of poor health
Managing IV Infections in IndiaHealthcareacquired infections or Hospital Acquired Infections HAIs are the most common complications of hospital care leading to high morbidity and mortality While the World Health Organization WHO estimates about per cent HAIs burden in hospitalised patients globally
Primary CareWe the urbanites can we imagine a world without a doctor In fact vicinity to medical care and education facilities are part of the top key factors on deciding where to buy our new homeAnd yet just the mere availability of good primar
Discharge Begins at IntakeCommunication tactics that help patients transition and shorten stays and reduce readmissionsWhenever I work with a hospital or healthcare system to help them with communication processes I introduce this concept created by business guru and author Steven Covey that states begin with the end in mind This approach of reaching effective outcomes works with establishing and reaching most project management goals and objectivesWith patient...
HIGH RELIABILITY IN HEALTHCARECreating the culture and mindset for patient safetyCulture of a healthcare organisation impacts the mindset of employees and surrounding environment Considering organisations culture there are various aspects which should be assessed It starts from how the staff value the decision of senior new innovations and technologies that are applied in organisations risk taking capability alertness towards m...
Surgical Safety in Operation TheatresSurgical care is a fundamental part of healthcare around the globe Ensuring surgical safety in operation theatres is the need of the hour A safe and salubrious operating theatre is achieved only through careful planning maintenance and periodic checks as well as proper ongoing training for staffAn operating theatre is a complex system with nume...
From ICU to I See YouSmall things make a big difference in healthcareOn May th on a flight back home after a speaking engagement in Atlantic City I suddenly fell ill I was too weak to walk and I had to be taken off the airplane in a wheelchair and brought to my local ERThe following morning I was transported by ambulance to the Intensive Care Unit ICU at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston I was sick...
Environmental Safety in HospitalsHospitals are representative of complex environment in which different aspects including patients staff equipment services and information are interfaced Maintaining a safe environment reflects a level of competent healthcare that must be fulfilled for patient safety In this context the clinical engineer plays an important role in providing safe en...
Modelling Facility and Operations in Design of and Transition to a New Healthcare SpaceAll across the world healthcare organisations face changes from their payers Insurers and governments are changing reimbursem*nt models while the healthcare consumer the patient and their family is increasingly informed and discerning This pace of change is driving the need for improvement in healthcare management While operational improvement proj...
Lean Operational Planning in the Design of Ambulatory Care CentersFor high quality buildingThe subject of ambulatory care setting continues to grow and provides a much needed resource for urgent care primary care and speciality practices Ambulatory care centres can provide better access for patients and increase efficiencies in healthcare arena Design changes to these centres can be impacted with lean operational planning Lean is centred...
Environmental Impacts for Healthcare SustainabilityAt Gundersen Health System we define health of the populations we serve to include physical and mental health social wellbeing and the fiscal health of our communities We are so convinced that this should be a part of responsible healthcare and thus been embedded in our strategic plan and is a measured integral part of how we accomplish our goals T...
Creating a System for SafetyIs the existing environment sufficiently suitable for practising a better healthcare system What measures have to be taken for better outcomesIn order to build a system of safety we must first all agree as to what we mean by patient safety As with any work unless we agree to a common definition and understand
Toileting aids in Hospitals Reuse or Dispose?Healthcare providers are under increasing pressure in todays society populations are expanding at an unprecedented rate and many people are living longer With demand for the services on the rise hospitals strive to meet their patients needs and expectations for highquality treatment without compromise However the risk of Healthcareacquired Infec
Dealing with Overcrowding in an Emergency DepartmentUsing IT technologies and standardisation
Designing Navigation Friendly HospitalsShould the availability of easy wayfinding simply put finding ones way to a destination options in hospitals be of concern to health facility designers and executives From a broader perspective of patient wellbeing it makes sense that patients visitors and family member
Using Operational Planning StudiesTo improve planning and design in healthcare facilitiesOperational planning studies play a vital role in healthcare facility planning It assists clients in obtaining goals of improvised quality efficiency and experience Lean operational planning is a methodology that draws upon the ability to specify details on objectives that can be achieved and carried out by front line staff Both operational plannin...
State of Sustainable Design in HealthcareA commentaryThe buildings that support the delivery of healthcare services encompass a broad range of building typesranging from small community outpatient clinics to large acute care hospitalsand an equally broad range of ownersphilanthropic nonprofits to corporate entities Globally healthcare is a significant service economywhile the percentage of
Improving Reliability for Safer CareA proactive approachFrom a scientific pointofview healthcare has improved dramatically over the past years The development of new treatment modalities has had a significant impact on many people This of course differs from country to country as well as within countries and communities Access to the standardised and reliable care that should be provided is often diffi...
Patient Safety and Risk ManagementA look at the basicsThe need to consider and manage the safety of patients within healthcare has been widely recognised over the past decade The science of patient safety has grown and is constantly seeking to identify how and why things go wrong in patient care and what we can learn from other industries and from other disciplines such as psychology to make care safe...
Patient SafetyThe next levelIt has been seven years since patient safety became recognised as a major international healthcare issue Eisenbergs analogy of patient safety having the characteristics of an epidemic of worldwide portions provides a framework of examining patient safety with three stagesIdentify the risks and hazards that cause or have the potential to cau
Desperately Seeking SafetyCreating integrated surgical/imaging environments that do less harmThe challenge of creating safer healthcare environmentsHealth care is plagued by an insurmountable abundance of medical errors It is estimated that over preventable deaths occur each year in the US hospitals alone This is equal in magnitude to a jumbo jet liner crashing every three days with no
Hospital of TomorrowThe design perspectiveThe field of healthcare designs is currently undergoing an exciting transformation that will significantly change the appearance of our hospitals More and more healthcare administrators and medical professionals are becoming aware of the need to create a healing environment that supports the needs of patients family and staff The key factor motivat...
Benchmarking and Measuring Patient SafetyThe Medway modelThe Medway NHS Foundation Trust is situated in Kent approximately miles east of London and miles west of the coast of England It is a large district general hospital and has regional services including Vascular and Neonatal services It also has the busiest accident and emergency department in the county with over attendances year The senior nur...
Quality and SafetyCreating a supportive cultureConsider a typical senior management meeting and how carewhich is after all the core businessis talked about Care is typically talked about as delays costs issues liabilities and perhaps revenue or market share Its beneficial purpose generally remains implicit Conversely consider a typical clinical meeting Here the system is
Healthcare DesignThe need for consumer-driven researchThe pivotal role of healthcare design in the improvement of healthcare delivery has become widely accepted under the rubric of evidencebased design However there is a need for consumerdriven comprehensive programming methodology applicable to healthcare design projects in Asia and the United States
Baylor Emergency DepartmentProviding state-of-the-art servicesThe Baylor University Healthcare System is a Christian ministry of healing that serves patients by providing exemplary healthcare education research and community service It was founded on the principle of improving community health by addressing identified needs The Baylor University Medical Center Emergency Department BUMC ED located in downtown...
The Hospital of the Future Isnt...Role of architectsNo administrator patient or doctor today would recognise the hospital of the future It isnt a healthcare facility as we know it As a result of changes in technology and the general delivery system consolidation amalgamation and an everchanging regulatory environment the hospital of the future will not be the resourceintensive and richly
Sustainable Hospital DesignBeyond the numbersIts getting harder to read a newspaper or watch the television without seeing news about the impact of global warming While the debate about cause and effect is certain to continue it is clear to a growing number of people that we must reduce the consumption of natural resources and the emissions of carbon into the atmosphere
Generative SpaceCreating sustainable improvementsThe CARITAS Project was launched in by Dr Wayne Ruga who had also founded the annual Symposium on Healthcare Design and The Center for Health Design The purpose of The CARITAS Project is to pioneer the development of the next generation of resources to systemically and sustainably improve health and healthcare delivery with design of the environme...
Lean Process Program PlanningGuidelines for optimum operations and designOver the past several decades healthcare planning and design have developed into a multispeciality arena beyond most of any other building type This has been mandated as a result of the increasing complexity of factors like intertwining codes regulations technologies reimbursem*nt and insurance impacts medical systems informatics equipment staffing...
Healthcare Facilities DesignA global perspectiveToday we are seeing an unprecedented global boom in healthcare facilities development fuelled by a wide variety of economic and social factorsThe Private Finance Initiative that is spawning significant new development in the UKThe creation of free zones giving rise to entire healthcare cities in the Middle EastChina
Art for Health's SakeAn evidence-based approachThey say a picture is worth a thousand words In a museum we can stand and ponder on what these thousand words may be We can look at a picture wonder and let our thoughts wanderBut what about art in a hospitalIn a hospital patients visitors and staff are all under constant pressure and in a state of stress and anxiety Patients want to feel b...
Infection ControlBridging the Gulf in Infection ControlKey PointsComprehensive strategies have been implemented in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region for the detection and prevention of infectious diseaseA training initiative is underway to increase the number of infection control professionals in the region
Major Issues and Trends Impacting Health and Hospital Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and MaintenanceBasic questions such as environmental physical mental and spiritual health and wellbeing are often overlooked in the rush to design health and hospital facilitiesAccessIf the public cannot reach a healthcare facility because of its location or lack of infrastructure it might as well not exist Easy access by foot bicycle scooter and motorcyc...
Lean Rapid PrototypingImproving healthcare designThere is a new Leaninspired trend in healthcare planning in which planners design professionals and care providers can be seen moving cardboard walls around in large warehousetype spaces to simulate highintensity healthcare areas such as the emergency department surgical suite oran imaging center These groups are most likely participating in a rapi...
Lean Team EngagementImproving Healthcare DesignHealthcare facility design is evolving to use lean principles in more phases of the design process To date the majority of the lean principles and tools have been used during the construction process which has demonstrated to reduce waste in the schedule and save the owner money When Akron Childrens Hospital recognised the need for additional criti...
Health in the Green EconomyHow Carbon Reduction May Impact Health in Health Sector ServicesThe provision of accessible affordable and quality healthcare is directly dependent on the efficient performance of healthcare facilities Modern healthcare facilities and procedures however require many costly and energyintensive processes in terms of the use of water lighting heating cooling and ventilation as well as waste disposal These are par...
