Digital retrofits can reduce hospital energy consumption by up to 18 per cent, delivering one of the largest efficiency gains for healthcare facilities according to a new white paper from Schneider Electric produced in collaboration with JLL.
Independent nonprofit patient safety watchdog The Leapfrog Group has awarded an "A" grade for patient safety to Harris Health's Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital with the public healthcare provider for Harris County, Texas achieving a "B" at Ben Taub Hospital.
Mobilisation of the contract is already underway with 350 cleaning staff transferring from the previous service provider to ABM and an experienced ABM team, a month prior to the changeover.
The trade body for Britain's pest control industry says tackling issues with vermin in hospitals will become a greater challenge, due to legislation affecting control methods in the sector.
A partnership between Schneider Electric and Circle Health Group has helped the UK's biggest private hospital provider save over 200,000 and resolve 81 per cent of maintenance tickets submitted remotely since 2017.
Sodexo UK & Ireland have been recognised with six gold and two silver medals in the 2024 RoSPA awards programme as well as four President's Awards reserved for organisations with ten or more consecutive gold medals.
The award of a new 10-year contract as part of a private finance initiative (PFI) has extended a partnership between Sodexo Health & Care and two hospitals in the Midlands.The Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH) is run by the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UH
Major Canadian hospital campus, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal (CHUM), has selected AtkinsRéalis to deliver operations and maintenance services under a 26-year private partnership contract.
Chiara Ponzellini. Software Commercial Product Manager at Emerson, explains how technology is addressing the challenge of retrofitting large public buildings and cultural spaces for improved operation and security.
In 2021 Morriston Hospital became the first hospital in Wales to develop a solar farm. The project cut carbon emissions by 1,933 tonnes annually and work has begun on a new 3.6 million solar extension and battery energy storage system (BESS).
Alan Ferns, Director - Structural Engineering at Dougall Baillie Associates, says seeking timely professional advice can relieve UK building owners from panic over aerated concrete