MEDICAL FACILITY RENOVATION: SAFETY & HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PROFESSIONALS

摘要

As medical practice and equipment continues to evolve, medical facilities will continue to be modified and renovated to accommodate these advances. In 1998, approximately $15 billion was spent on healthcare facility construction. Of the 2,124 total construction projects started that year, 161 (7.5 percent) were new or replacement hospitals, while 1,070 (50.3 percent) involved expansion or renovation (Croswell 23,33).