May 10, 2013
We are DUDESTRONG!
Here at The Dude, passion is something that runs through all of us in the everyday work that we do. While there is passion, there are things in life that we stand DUDESTRONG for.
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May 08, 2013
Kettle Moraine YMCA Improves Member Satisfaction with MaintenanceEdge
The Kettle Moraine YMCA in West Bend, Wisconsin, consists of two branches, 400 employees, and four maintenance technicians. They needed a system to help with communication, easily reporting to the Board of Directors, and they needed to put a preventive maintenance program in place. Todd Miller, Director of Facilities, tells us how MaintenanceEdge helped his association with communication, member satisfaction, preventive maintenance, and running reports with a few easy clicks.
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Apr 30, 2013
Town of Mansfield, CT, Cuts Work Order Administration by 50% & Sees Substantial Time Savings
The Town of Mansfield, CT, is home to 24,884 citizens and has 24 locations which the Facilities Management Department performs upkeep on. They were trying to keep up with work orders in two systems and the administrator was stuck doing a lot of busy work. Thanks to their successful implementation of MaintenanceEdge, work order administration work has been cut by 50% which has freed up the administrator’s time to do more important tasks. Beth Spinner, Facilities Management Administrator, walks us through the positive impact this has had on their department.
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Apr 19, 2013
Leverage Healthcare Facility Data to Improve Reporting
Maintaining a healthcare facility involves hundreds or thousands of work orders a year. But after a work order is complete, what happens to it? Is it closed out and forgotten? Or filed away in a filing cabinet just in case you might need to reference it later? Work order data can provide a wealth of information about your department and facility.
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Apr 15, 2013
Happy National County Government Month!!
Since 1991, April has been the official National County Government Month of 2013. Well, it’s finally here! The theme this year is “Smart Justice”, and here at FacilityDude we are celebrating in style!
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Apr 08, 2013
Implementation Plan & Client Support Key to NorthCrest Medical Center Success
NorthCrest Medical Center in Tennessee maintains 320,000 square feet, which includes a 220,000 square foot hospital with 109 beds. They needed a work order system that allowed them to track and report on maintenance activities, so they could tell where resources were spent. Steve Sanders, Director of Plant Operations and Security, shares how he transitioned from a paper system to FacilityDude’s MaintenanceEdge and the improvements he has experienced.
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Apr 02, 2013
FacilityDude and MSL Healthcare Consulting Announce Strategic Partnership
Cary, NC –FacilityDude and MSL Healthcare Consulting announce their strategic partnership to develop and provide facility management solutions to the North American healthcare market. FacilityDude offers online tools to track maintenance, energy and inventory needs. MSL Healthcare Consulting helps healthcare organizations continuously improve their physical environments by providing guidance on physical infrastructure, compliance business processes and organizational leadership. Mutual and respective clients will benefit from the partnership by receiving enhanced products, exclusive services and education on best practices to be delivered through blogs and webinars.
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Apr 02, 2013
Local Government vs Sequestration: A Good Defense is the Best Offense
No matter where you go nowadays, you can expect to hear something about the sequestration. All the talking and opinion sharing will go on for months, this we know, so don’t expect a break anytime soon. While everyone is busy chatting away, you can get ready for the potential impact to your local government. An interview with Paul Christman on govpro.com made me understand how important it is to be preparing.
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Apr 01, 2013
PlayhouseSquare Improves Time Management and Accountability
PlayhouseSquare, in Cleveland, Ohio, consists of 615,000 square feet of theatre space and 1,000,000 square feet of commercial real estate property, it is the country’s largest performing arts center outside of New York. The not-for-profit performing arts center attracts over one million guests per year to its 1,000+ annual events. Carl Dettlebach, Facilities Manager, tells us how MaintenanceEdge has improved time management and problem solving skills.
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Mar 25, 2013
An Electronic Health Record for Healthcare Facility Equipment
A recent article in Health Facilities Management discusses the ability to integrate medical equipment with an electronic health record (EHR). The concept makes a lot of sense. Why wouldn’t you want patient data to go straight from the machine to a health record? The ability to integrate the two wasn’t always there, but now that it is becoming reality, it would result in increased efficiency, improved workflow and improved communication.
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