MHA Society for Health Care Engineers & Facility Managers

Commentary: As Reimbursements Decline, Providers Find it Easier to Go Green

Health care providers that spend time looking over real estate, building, and operations costs are finding the time is right to adopt green building techniques not only as public responsibility, but also as a way to save serious cash.

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Do hospitals make too much trash?

One widely cited statistic holds that the nation’s hospitals generate 6,600 tons of waste daily, but that figure comes from a survey that’s more than 20 years old. Two million tons a year (or about 5,500 tons a day) is another estimate that pops up frequently. But that number dates back to at least the late 1990s, and the Lantern couldn’t track down its original source.

Read more from The Washington Post here.

Groups issue health care facility benchmarking report

The American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the International Facility Management Association on Oct. 4 released the first significant benchmarking report on health care facility operations. The report provides data to help facility management professionals compare their operations to those of similar institutions and make the case for capital investment and resource allocation.

The report is available free to ASHE members at www.ashe.org and for purchase at www.ifma.org. ASHE is an American Hospital Association personal membership group.