WEEKLY ROUND-UP

Welcome to the HealthcareFacilitiesToday.com weekly roundup. Check out the key posts from last week and hit the ground running on Monday.  

There was a range of topics in last week’s Healthcare Facilities Today posts that covered facility concerns from infection control to armed security officers. An article on the Health Facilities Management website described how Lean initiatives can help healthcare facilities' environmental services' bottom line .

Healthcare Design offered a look at the growing popularity of freestanding emergency departments. Meanwhile, a Columbus Dispatch article said some people fear free-standing EDs are being confused with urgent care facilities.

The Los Angeles Times wrote about Southern California hospitals releasing CRE into municipal sewers, while in Indiana, some fear that disarming hospital police officers will put staff and patients in danger.

Be sure to come back to HealthcareFacilitiesToday.com every day next week. We’re gathering and sharing the news, insights and advice you need to do your job smarter today, tomorrow and far into the fast-changing future of healthcare facilities. 

More resources for facility managers:

The CleanLink website is offering a free webcast, "Reducing Hospital Acquired Infections: A Roadmap," on March 23 at 3:00 p.m. ET.  

Come to this year’s free National Facilities Management and Technology (NFMT) event. It will be held in Baltimore on March 22-24 and will include women in facilities management roundtable discussion.

 • Lean initiatives can help healthcare facilities' environmental services' bottom line 

 • Freestanding EDs growing in popularity

 • Some fear free-standing emergency rooms are being confused with urgent care facilities 

 • Southern California hospitals releasing CRE into municipal sewers

 • Indiana hospital disarms its police officers