ISHE Issues

Financing the Future

Massive changes in healthcare are taking place as hospitals reinvent themselves to cater to the medical needs of aging baby boomers. One strategic tool that some hospitals are using is data-driven, evidence-based design. Evidence-based design looks at ways facility design can improve patient outcomes and operational performance.

Lakeland Regional Health System, a non-profit, community-owned healthcare system, has embraced evidence-based design and used it as a major focus in the design of a new 118-room inpatient replacement tower on its St. Joseph, Michigan, campus.

Read more to learn how Lakeland Regional Health System used evidence based-design to improve safety, clinical outcomes, and customer and staff satisfaction, while creating the "hospital of choice" for southwest Michigan residents.

Midwest Healthcare Engineering Conference

November 4-6, 2009
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

Conference Highlights

Educational Sessions and More!
Learn the latest about our industry from experts, pick up tips and advice from colleagues, and take an exclusive tour of Lucas Oil Stadium!

Visit www.midwest-healthcare-engineering.org for a description of each session and to register today.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Trade Show - Exhibitors will be on hand to display the latest products and services you need to improve and maintain your facility.

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Dinner and Comedian - Enjoy a delicious meal and the comedy of Craig Tornquist. Tornquist’s unique mixture of song parodies, impressions, and audience interaction has put smiles on even the most skeptical of faces.

Friday, November 6, 2009

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Lucas Oil Stadium Tour - The tour includes a trip across the field, the visitor locker room, press box, a suite and more! This tour is available at the discount price of $5.

Register today at www.midwest-healthcare-engineering.org or call 317-713-1551 for more details.

LifeStructures EXT Brings Extended Life to Structure

BSA LifeStructures has developed a new line of services called EXT, which focuses on maximizing building utilization. LifeStructures EXT provides specialized extended services, which allow facilities to function with increased effectiveness and decreased operational costs.