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Tips and tricks one director has learned in three decades of managing a large, high-volume laundry operation. In-house laundry services are among the top high-volume operations in healthcare facilities, so managing them is no small feat. From maintaining expensive machinery to coordinating large teams, day-to-day operations can quickly get complicated. As a crucial aspect of…

A new Mental Health and Addictions Center uses design and architecture to challenge the stigma and create a more open model of care. Mental health facilities have long been associated with places of isolation, shame and control with the patients inside being hidden away from their communities and families as they undergo treatment. The newly…

Food and beverage company Danone doubled the number of its production sites that have decreased their freshwater withdrawals through reduction, recycling, reuse and reclamation from 2020 and 2025: Almost 100 percent of them now manage those metrics on a monthly basis. The company is also on track to meet its other major water goal: the…

Half of field-based workers have avoided tasks or locations because they felt unsafe while working alone, according to new research highlighting the risks faced by staff operating independently. The Lone Worker Survey, conducted by safety technology provider SoloProtect, gathered responses from 2,500 frontline workers across sectors including construction, facilities management, housing, healthcare, and field-based engineering…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on March 16 the launch of its “Safety Champions” Program, a new cooperative initiative designed to assist employers in developing and implementing effective safety and health programs. The Safety Champions Program encourages employers to take proactive steps, guided by a philosophy of continuous improvement, to prevent workplace…

It includes an expansion of the emergency department (ED) and an additional inpatient unit. OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital has begun work on an expansion of the emergency department (ED) and an additional inpatient unit.  The two-story, 57,000 square foot addition will add: 28 ED treatment rooms (bringing total to 44 treatment rooms) One additional ED…