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When lives are at stake, health care facilities managers must definitively know that their maintenance and operations (M&O) practices will keep their buildings running and supporting vital community care. To do this, successful facilities managers are embracing a proactive approach to M&O — health care asset management (HCAM). Utilizing predictive risk assessment and reliability-centered tactics, this strategy allows the facilities team to get ahead of critical M&O issues before they cause catastrophic and financially crippling problems.

Health Care Maintenance and Operations: The Facilities Management Handbook teaches how to avoid reactionary firefighting, rein in the unwieldly job of health care M&O, and institute a methodical, data-powered and technology-driven M&O strategy that ensures facilities stay compliant, optimized and delivering high-quality care 24/7.

Get a primer on core M&O work and goals unique to health care facilities and learn how HCAM reduces middle-of-the-night emergency maintenance calls and staff burnout while maximizing essential equipment life and bolstering patient satisfaction and outcomes.

Table of Contents Overview: 

• Part 1: Common Maintenance and Operations Work
• Part 2: Maintenance and Operations Strategy
• Part 3: Maintenance and Operations Tactics
• Part 4: Building Infrastructure and Grounds Management
• Part 5: Life Safety Maintenance and Operations
• Part 6: Electrical Systems Maintenance and Operations
• Part 7: HVAC Systems Maintenance and Operations
• Part 8: Plumbing and Piped Systems
• Part 9: Other M&O Duties, Systems and Equipment
• Conclusion: Proper M&O Saves Time, Money and Lives

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