Healthcare facilities
REMI Network
First redevelopment phase begins for a renewed SickKids
Construction has officially begun on the Patient Support Centre, the first phase of the SickKids' redevelopment project.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Understanding Candida auris transmission
Recognizing how the drug-resistant fungus spreads in healthcare facilities is essential for effective infection control.
Canadian Property Management
Canadians on BOMA International centre stage
Canadian real estate had a winning presence again this year at the annual Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International conference and expo.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The next frontier in infection prevention
Studies have shown that patient transfers from long-term care settings to hospitals present a major risk for the spread of infection.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The role of surface disinfection in outbreak management
Barley Chironda, an infection control specialist at Clorox, breaks down why cleaning staff should ramp up surface disinfection during cold and flu season.
Canadian Property Management
James Bay communities develop local expertise
Energy conservation initiatives are cutting costs and supporting skills development that make health care operations more self-reliant in five James Bay communities.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Little oversight of high-GWP anesthetic gases
Anesthetics commonly used in medical, dental and veterinary surgery have global warming potential ranging from 130 to 2,540 times greater than carbon dioxide, but are largely overlooked when greenhouse gas emissions are officially tallied.
REMI Network
Healthcare workers often go to work sick: study
Healthcare workers in clinical settings, such as long-term care facilities, often refuse to stay home from work when experiencing influenza-like symptoms.
REMI Network
Hospital-acquired infection control market reaches $16 billion
The global hospital-acquired infection (HAI) control market was worth about $16 billion (U.S.) in 2016, according to a new report.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Clean healthcare facilities without cutting corners
Cleaning healthcare facilities presents a unique challenges due to the presence of pathogens that require a higher cleaning protocol.
REMI Network
Study finds medical scrubs contain dangerous bacteria
New findings via Duke University reveal that intensive care nurse scrubs are covered in dangerous bacteria that can be transferred between patients.
REMI Network
Ecotex/Fengate buy Booth healthcare laundry facility
Ecotex and Fengate have sealed a deal with Booth Centennial Healthcare Linen Services, the largest single-site healthcare laundry facility in North America.
Construction Business
Teck Acute Care Centre construction milestone
Construction of the Teck Acute Care Centre (TACC), phase 2 of the BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital Redevelopment project, reached a major milestone
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Healthcare engineers trek regulatory landscape
Rental housing landlords sometimes think of themselves as the most regulated real estate operators, but healthcare engineers and facilities managers make a good case for claiming that title
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario to invest $47.8-mil in new hospital wing
Ontario is investing up to $47.8 million in the construction of a new hospital wing at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Thunder Bay.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Certification in health-care housekeeping
Demonstrated successful experience in the health-care housekeeping field is often fraught with the pitfall of making and learning from mistakes.