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Adapting clinical workflows to new environments

Mobile facilities offer a sustainable, cost-effective way to maintain a high standard of care. It’s a different space than everyone’s used to though and it’s important to recognise that and adapt your clinical workflows accordingly.

Australia’s elective surgery backlog: worse than we thought?

The elective surgery situation may be even worse than first thought with the AMA now reporting that half a million people could be languishing on waiting lists by the end of the financial year.

Benefits for patients: Mobile and modular facilities

Creating a separate surgical hub, with its own operating room and ward, can help to ensure that elective surgery takes place as planned.

Australia’s elective surgery backlog: worse than we thought?

The elective surgery situation may be even worse than first thought with the AMA now reporting that half a million people could be languishing on waiting lists by the end of the financial year.

Benefits for patients: Mobile and modular facilities

Creating a separate surgical hub, with its own operating room and ward, can help to ensure that elective surgery takes place as planned.

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Benefits for patients: Mobile and modular facilities

Mar 28, 2023

Creating a separate surgical hub, with its own operating room and ward, can help to ensure that elective surgery takes place as planned.

Considerations for hospital execs when commissioning modular health spaces

Mar 28, 2023

Modular healthcare facilities provide a way to maintain service provision during capital works. Andrew Woodrow of Pure Projects outlines 5 key considerations for hospital decision-makers considering modular healthcare facilities.

Understanding water treatment and requirements for the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD): Expert interpretation of AS/NZ4187

Mar 28, 2023

Full compliance with AS/NZ 4187 (the sterilisation standard for reprocessing reusable devices) must be achieved. In practice, that involves minor to major construction to install a new water treatment plant and pipework to achieve microbial control and to separate clean and dirty activities.

Understanding the role of a sustainability officer

Nov 23, 2022

A successful sustainability officer needs a strong set of skills to improve your hospital’s sustainability performance without negatively affecting other aspects of its performance. They’re agents of change and, among many other responsibilities, they also advise on the environmental aspects of capital works.

Achieving sustainability through flexible healthcare facilities

Nov 23, 2022

Demands and services are guaranteed to change over the life of a healthcare facility. We can anticipate some of these changes but others may take us by surprise. That means we need to ensure that new and refurbished healthcare facilities are future-proof, flexible and adaptable.

Clinical benefits of mobile facilities

Nov 23, 2022

Mobile healthcare facilities are designed in close collaboration with staff who often feel more satisfied with that working environment than the main hospital.

Learn more about the clinical benefits of mobile facilities in the latest edition of Healthcare Spaces.

Taking healthcare to the people in remote areas

Nov 23, 2022

Mobile outreach services provide a way to improve health outcomes for the 7 million Australians living in rural and remote areas. Mobile facilities enable easier access to healthcare, earlier diagnosis and more convenient treatment.

Improving sustainability through hospital refurbishments

Nov 23, 2022

A hospital refurbishment serves many purposes such as increasing capacity or refreshing outdated facilities. It’s also an ideal opportunity to improve sustainability, both in the construction phase and in ongoing use.