October 15, 2009

Christiana Hospital's Patient Flow Strategies Featured in Healthcare Facilities Management

Christiana Health System (Wilmington, DE) offers nine patient flow strategies for EVS professionals.

Crothall's Rick Oliviere, Director of Environmental Services at Christiana, presents best practices learned through the patient flow initiatives at his facility.  The article appeared in the latest issue of Healthcare Facilities Management magazine.

Key insights include:

• Make nursing the discharge trigger
• Collaborate across functions
• Set and measure against clear objectives
• Establish rewards and consequences

The full article is available here.