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Jeff Ferenc

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Report Calls Health Facility ‘Placemaking’ a Key to Achieving Patient Satisfaction

Simple real estate management steps hospitals can take to improve environment
December 1, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Simple real estate management steps hospitals can take to improve environment.
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Houston Hospitals Used Design Planning to Weather Hurricane Harvey

Infrastructure improvements made after Tropical Storm Allison helped Houston prepare for future storms
October 3, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Infrastructure improvements made after Tropical Storm Allison helped Houston prepare for future storms.
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Hospital Designed to Lift Children's Spirits

Aviation history lands role in Dayton Children's Hospital tower design
June 29, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Aviation history lands role in Dayton Children's Hospital tower design.
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New Medical Clinic Pays Tribute to Native American Tribe’s Culture

Choctaw Nation Regional Medical Clinic is the flagship facility of a 20-acre development
June 23, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Choctaw Nation Regional Medical Clinic is the flagship facility of a 20-acre development.
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Real-time Locating System Keeps Workflow on Track at Two Busy Medical Clinics

RTLS reduces patient wait times and streamlines caregiver flow to boost satisfaction
June 21, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Real-time locating system reduces patient wait times and streamlines caregiver flow to boost satisfaction.
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Reuse of Retail Space Yields Solution for New Pediatric Clinic

Seattle Children’s Hospital expands its reach, opens new pediatric clinic in vacant store
May 8, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Seattle Children’s Hospital expands its reach, opens new kids' care center in vacant store.
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Carolinas Mobile Cancer Unit

Carolinas HealthCare Lung Cancer Unit to Hit the Road

The mobile CT unit brings care to underserved, at-risk residents in rural areas
March 24, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Mobile CT unit brings lung cancer screenings to underserved, at-risk residents in rural areas.
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Care and Research Integrated at New Chicago Hospital

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago rebrands as part of shift to new approach
March 10, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Rehab Institute of Chicago rebrands as part of shift to new approach.
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Interim Sterilization Processing Facility Keeps Surgeries — and Construction — On Track

Swedish Medical Center continues surgeries despite demolition of department's home
February 1, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
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Swedish Medical Center continues surgeries despite the demolition of department's home.
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Rigorous Cleaning Standards Help to Prevent Spread of New Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

New E. coli strain reinforces need for effective environmental services, hand hygiene, experts say.
October 20, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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New E. coli strain reinforces need for effective environmental services, hand hygiene, experts say.
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Determining the Cost of Not Going Green

Practice Greenhealth tool identifies the costs of medical devices from an environmental perspective
September 6, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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Practice Greenhealth tool identifies the costs of medical devices from an environmental perspective.
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Cleveland Clinic's Green Fund Delivers Results

Health system pays for lighting retrofit, building automation upgrade.
August 31, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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Health system pays for lighting retrofit, building automation upgrade largely with green fund.
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Florida Hospital's Active Shooter Plan Saves Lives

Police say Parrish Medical Center's planning reduced violence.
August 22, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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Police say Parrish Medical Center's planning reduced violence.
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Mercy Virtual Expands Its Network of Telemedicine Partners

The health system will monitor ICUs for new partners, share health knowledge.
June 21, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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The health system will monitor ICUs for new partners, share health knowledge.
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Kaiser Permanente Is On a Mission to Become Carbon Positive

Health system strives to become carbon positive, with full recycling of nonhazardous waste.
June 20, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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Health system strives to become carbon positive, with full recycling of nonhazardous waste.
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Redesigning Primary Care at Kaiser Permanente

New SoCal facilities designed to create an environment where patients linger.
June 9, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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New SoCal facilities designed to create an environment where patients linger.
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Ohio Health System Opens Grocer In Food Desert

ProMedica's pop health institute features fresh foods, education and employment in a renovated facility
May 9, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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ProMedica, Toledo, Ohio, recently opened a full-service grocery store in a renovated building that now provides healthful and affordable food choices in a formerly designated food desert.
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Tight budget? Consider Other Options to Fund Energy-efficiency Projects

Sustainability groups discuss four financing alternatives to help health care facilities get green initiatives off the ground.
April 20, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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Sustainability groups discuss four financing alternatives to help health care facilities get green initiatives off the ground.
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Dignity Health, GoHealth Partner to Open New Urgent Care Centers

Joint venture plans to open 12 Bay Area urgent care centers in its first phase.
February 12, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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Joint venture plans to open 12 Bay Area urgent care centers in its first phase.
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From the Archives

Evidence-based Design Results in Safer Hospitals

EBD is the industry standard for building safer health care facilities. Health care interior designer Jain Malkin discusses how EBD can be implemented in one's hospital, as well as its practical benefits.
January 7, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
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EBD is the industry standard for building safer health care facilities. Health care interior designer Jain Malkin discusses how EBD can be implemented in one's hospital, as well as its practical benefits.


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