Healthcare Facility Management
BENCHMARKING STUDY

Healthcare Facility Management
Benchmarking Study

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Overview

IFMA, in partnership with the Simplar Institute, seeks to advance the field of Facility Management (FM) through training and research. The 2019 Healthcare Facility Management Survey is a national study focused on operations and maintenance benchmarks targeted to the healthcare industry. This study will update 2013 report (see Figure for example data from the previous report).

Overview

IFMA, in partnership with the Simplar Institute, seeks to advance the field of Facility Management (FM) through training and research. The 2019 Healthcare Facility Management Survey is a national study focused on operations and maintenance benchmarks targeted to the healthcare industry. This study will update 2013 report (see Figure for example data from the previous report).

Benefit to Facility Managers

Benchmarking data is an important resource for facility managers in developing your business case or identifying opportunities for cost savings (based on the relative performance of your facility to that of your peers).  The new Healthcare Study will be integrated into IFMA’s new interactive benchmarking information system. Users will be able to calculate benchmarks by several factors including Institution Type, Climate Zone, Geographic Region, Age, Size as well as by other common healthcare baseline metrics such as Adjusted Patient Days and Adjusted Discharges. Some of data in the report includes:

Staffing Levels (# of FTEs, # of Shifts, % In-house vs. contracted)

  • Maintenance: Electricians, Plumbers, Controls & Low Voltage, HVAC, Engineers, Management, Administrative Support, and MORE
  • Environmental services

 Annual Costs ($ / GSF and $ / Discharge)

  • Utilities: total annual utility cost, electricity, fuel oil #2, natural gas, chilled water, steam, domestic water, and sewer; Energy Use Index
  • Maintenance: total annual maintenance cost, external building, interior systems, roads & grounds, central systems, process treatment; work request & tracking tools
  • Environmental services: total annual costs; typical contract terms
  • Waste ($ / LBS): solid waste, infectious waste, hazardous waste, others
  • Linen services

Please contact Dr. Jake Smithwick at Jake.Smithwick@uncc.edu or at (704) 687-5045 if you have any questions.