Question

How can the "feel" of a facility best be described?

Answer 1

When a patient walks into a hospital waiting room, an ambulatory clinic, or even a doctor’s office, that person has certain expectations about the environment she will encounter. Healthcare facilities must not only meet visual expectations for cleanliness and organization, but have to maintain the right temperature, be comfortable, and lend themselves to the best possible care outcomes. And these indicators can often fall under the purview of healthcare facilities management.

To maintain a healthcare environment, facilities managers must engage in some degree of staff management and coordination. Managing staff goes well beyond creating schedules and solving communication issues to ensuring that you correctly utilize every staff member, and the entire team can work at its maximum efficiency.

Keep reading for some staff management best practices and how to apply them to the healthcare environment.