Health Care Industry Fundamentals
It is important that facility managers comply with the various codes and standards applicable to health care facilities. In addition, there are driving factors that affect the operations and maintenance of health care facilities, including regulatory requirements, clinical needs, and financial management.
Some 61 million rural Americans depend on their hospital as an important source of care as well as a critical component of their area's economic and social fabric. Location, size, workforce, payment and access to capital challenge small or rural hospitals and the communities they serve.…