This month’s Facility File focuses on retrofitting a hospital’s patient floor with the addition of one fan-powered HEPA filter unit per patient room on a 30-patient room floor. The Facility File will ...

It's time to get smart about smart rooms in hospitals because the financial and clinical ROI they offer can be significant. A smart room is an innovative concept – a healthcare environment that ...

Amanda Noth-Matchett, chief nursing officer for the adult academic health center at IU Health, says room design was planned with the goal to “support patient care for the next 100 years.” (IBJ ...

A hospital’s infrastructure, including accessibility of antiseptic hand rub dispensers and single-or multi-bed patient rooms, can influence healthcare-associated colonization and infection rates, ...

As construction continues on the sparkling new $2.3 billion IU Health hospital downtown, a unit in the old IU Health Methodist across the street offers a glimpse of the future. The space features mock ...

Six children undergoing medical treatment received a special surprise designed to brighten their hospital stay. Fifteen-year-old Pierre was all smiles as he walked into his hospital room at the ...

Phoenix Children's Hospital has announced that it will install 200 tablets in patient rooms to provide patients and their families with customized, interactive information about their treatment plan.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Medical Center has a new countdown clock for completion of the new hospital, and it’s set for a year from now. The clock was set Monday for Nov. 14, 2011, two ...