Healthcare facilities
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Rates of other hospital-acquired infections increasing
A new report attributes a rise in other infections to a "laser focus" on COVID-19 and exhausted and overworked staff.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Healthcare facilities management market to grow extensively
Contributing factors include an increase in the occurrence of chronic diseases, rising global healthcare expenses, and increasing medical tourism.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE updates healthcare facility ventilation standard
The 2021 edition delivers critical guidance for designers and operators of these frontline facilities and incorporates 17 changes to the standard.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Ontario Nurses’ Association urges province on airborne transmission
The Ontario Nurses' Association says the province has failed to act "despite persistent infection and consensus on aerosol transmission."
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
