Facility Management and Maintenance: A Case Study in Health Care | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

Healthcare is an ever-changing industry and signs show that this will most likely be the case for many years to come. In order to have healthcare, companies must have facilities in which to provide said care. This paper will focus on those facilities and what it takes to keep them operating at an optimum state. Facilities management is a quite broad topic when looking at any industry but when it comes to the facilities required to provide patient care the spectrum is mind boggling. Healthcare facilities must have people to maintain them. These people are required to be knowledgeable in many areas including but not limited to maintenance and construction activities. Employees in the facilities management field are required to be trained in many fields including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, and a host of other specialized areas. This paper will elaborate on the detailed training that facilities employees must complete in order to keep up with changes in the field.