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The Hospital is his Patient
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[03/09/2012] Past attempts to describe the job of a facility manager often ended with the words: “…he/she is something like a janitor“. Yet in reality, there is a lot more to this occupational group. The Hospital is his Patient - Read more
”A unique benchmarking database for hospitals has been developed over the past ten years“
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[03/09/2012] Hospitals have to fulfill many requirements, for instance in the area of hygiene, but at the same time they are supposed to work efficiently. This balancing act is easier to master with so-called hospital facility management. Professor Kunibert Lennerts from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a database with which hospitals are able to get information about their costs. ”A unique benchmarking database for hospitals has been developed over the past ten years“ - Read more
”When Something Goes Wrong, a Human Life Is at Stake“
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[03/09/2012] Bacteria control, hygiene regulations, fire prevention – a hospital facility manager deals with very different topics, duties and responsibilities. The goal behind every one of his/her efforts is a smooth hospital process – from a patient’s point of view as well as in terms of economic aspects. ”When Something Goes Wrong, a Human Life Is at Stake“ - Read more
Public Health Needs a Radical Shake Up
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[22/08/2012] Professor Gerard Hastings from the Institute for Social Marketing at the University of Stirling argues that marketing by multinational corporations "threatens our mental wellbeing, exacerbates inequalities, and encourages unsustainable consumption." Public Health Needs a Radical Shake Up - Read more
Delirium and Long-term Cognitive Decline
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[21/08/2012] Patients with Alzheimer's disease who suffered episodes of delirium while hospitalized had a sharply increased rate of mental decline for up to five years after being hospitalized compared to those who did not have any such episodes, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife. Delirium and Long-term Cognitive Decline - Read more
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