Services Magazine

Douglas C Milward
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Cell : 713-899-6729

Download Resume

Hospital-acquired infections are a complex problem and contracted facility maintenance personnel often find themselves right in the middle of it. As with any consequential, complicated issue, plenty of blame goes around. Unfortunately, for the problem of healthcare acquired infections, there appears to be a paucity of practical solutions. This article breaks the problem of hospital infections into its two main components—one of which is a problem that must be solved by doctors and nurses—then provides outsourced environmental services personnel with clear, simple steps to do their part.

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST ARTICLE IN A SERIES OF THREE discussing issues associated with the mergers and acquisitions sector of the building service industry. While some of the hard or technical issues will be put forth, it is my attempt in this series to also discuss some of the softer or human issues that arise during the lead up to deciding to sell one’s business or to acquire a company; those that arise during the sale process and those that may arise during the transition, after closing. The first of the series deals with the acquisition process from a buyer’s perspective. —G.P.

This fall Siemens Industry, Inc., announced that the Green Building Operations and Maintenance Manual: A Guide for Public Housing Authorities, developed in collaboration with Green Seal, Inc. It is now available to the public online and free of charge at www.greeningpublichousing.com or www.greenseal.org/GreenBuildingOM.aspx.