Communication Proves to Be Essential Task During Design Phase
Projects go over more smoothly when people are transparent and communicating openly. Communication is such an essential part of daily tasks that it can be taken for granted when someone isn’t transparent. During design projects, it is up to the designers to keep...
Northwest Healthcare Acquires Carbon Health Urgent Care Centers in Arizona
With this acquisition, Northwest Healthcare has more than 80 sites of care. Northwest Urgent Care, LLC, a Tucson, Arizona, subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc., has completed the acquisition of certain urgent care centers owned and operated by Carbon Health in...
Deferring Maintenance Costs San Diego $1 Billion
San Diego’s $5 billion funding deficit would be $1 billion larger if it included hundreds of maintenance projects officials postpone and ignore. Deferring maintenance on institutional and commercial facilities is an all-too-common practice. But it is rare that an...
New hospital opens ahead of schedule in Terrace
The new state-of-the-art Ksyen Regional Hospital (formerly Mills Memorial Hospital) in Terrace, B.C. is now open. “People in Terrace had been asking for an upgraded health-care facility for years, and our government recognized the need and took action to make sure it...
Under Construction: Top Facility Projects of November 2024
Facilities Management Advisor’s “Under Construction” series highlights some of the latest, most interesting facility project announcements every month. Space Institute Calling all space cadets! Researchers from Texas A&M University are teaming up with NASA on the...
How Museums Preserve History: Maintenance Secrets
Museums require a specific level of maintenance in order to preserve historic artifacts. December 2, 2024 Museums are so much more than a popular school field trip destination. Museums allow for the present to meet the past, as museums help preserve and protect...
The Springs at The Waterfront Senior Living Community Officially Completed
The new twelve-story, 360,000-sqaure-foot, 250-unit community is designed as an optimum environment for the health and well-being of residents and staff. A celebratory grand opening ceremony took place to mark the completion of The Springs at The Waterfront in...
Efficiency and Effectiveness: Know the Difference
It is important for managers to understand what to manage, why it’s important and how to do it. This is where efficiency and effectiveness come in. Managers need to understand what to manage, why it’s important, and how to do it. This is where the concepts of...
Reimagining procurement
This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity. Is it time for a procurement (r)evolution? Mauro Erriquez: Dominique, thank you for being with us today. It’s amazing that we have an opportunity to talk about the future of procurement. Many of my clients are...
Nine in 10 employees want bosses to prioritise mental health at work
Around nine in 10 employees (89 per cent) think it is important for bosses to prioritise staff mental health at work, according to a new survey by workplace expert, Acas, who is encouraging employers to talk to their staff to ensure mental wellbeing is supported in...