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mop water

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Not changing mop water can be deadly

Failure to change mop water, use of over-diluted solutions & use of contaminated water to dilute concentrated solutions can have dire effects.
Peace Arch

Construction Business

Peace Arch Hospital expansion complete

Expansion work at Peace Arch Hospital is now complete, which will improve access to emergency and surgical services.
spark

Construction Business

Construction underway at Burnaby Hospital site

Construction has started on the Burnaby Hospital campus with the removal of the Cascade building to prepare for redevelopment on the site.
hospital

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Smarter care at Vaughan’s first hospital

Through the doors of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first hospital to ever rise in Vaughan, Ontario, life’s health challenges are met with comfort, safety and lots of natural light.
Afsar

Design Quarterly

HDR welcomes Elmutaz Elrabaa

Elmutaz Elrabaa has joined HDR’s architecture practice in Vancouver as project principal supporting the firm’s work on large healthcare projects.
hospital staffing

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

B.C. begins bringing hospital staffing back in-house

B.C. says the move is an attempt to improve wages and work environments and make frontline work more desirable.
Kipling Acres

REMI Network

Scarce data in long-term care homes may hinder reform

A significant lack of socio-demographic data in long-term care homes could hinder the development of new standards and programs meant to improve elder care in Canada.
YourHere

REMI Network

Supporting patient networks with digital signage

Better patient experiences result in stronger healthcare outcomes. However, enhancing these experiences means making the healthcare journey as efficient and stress-free as possible for both
reactivation care

REMI Network

Nova Scotia gets funding for healthcare and LTC facilities 

New funding will help renovate and rehabilitate 40 healthcare and long-term care facilities across Nova Scotia to improve patient and staff safety.
ventilation standard

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.
IEHA

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

IEHA renews focus on healthcare and hospitality

IEHA has announced an updated brand identity, including a new name and logo, to reflect its role in the healthcare and hospitality industries.
Ontario Nurses' Association

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."
long-term care

REMI Network

Ontario invests extra $761-mil into long-term care

The investment comes from the province's new funding model that helps accelerate the construction of urgently needed long-term care projects.
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Disinfection of healthcare floors more important than ever

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its stance on healthcare facilities and the care of their floors.
Hospital-grade disinfectant covid

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

EPA issues advisory on disinfectant claims

An EPA advisory notes some disinfectant products include unapproved claims regarding SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Ontario long-term care

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

U of A, AHS to create 3D-printed face shields

University of Alberta faculty and staff are working with Alberta Health Services to create thousands of 3D-printed face "shields" for use in the province's hospitals.
Hotel sales value value and room prices up in Q1

Construction Business

Ontario investing in St. Joseph’s Health Centre

The Ontario government is investing up to $5 million to fund early planning for the redevelopment of St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto.