Hospital Asset Maintenance Engineering for the Next Century

José Manuel Torres Farinha

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CRC Press
18 September 2025

Production & quality control management; Biomedical engineering; Engineering: general; Mechanical engineering

Hospital Asset Maintenance Engineering for the Next Century offers a cutting- edge perspective on the management of physical assets within hospitals, incorporating life cycle assessment support models applicable to various types of assets.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of hospital physical assets, addressing aspects such as asset maintenance, metrology, cross- infection control, spare parts management, logistics, and adherence to international standards, all framed within a lean approach to holistic medicine practiced in healthcare settings. It also delves into the convergence of future hospital concepts, including a biophilic design approach, with the latest advancements in engineering maintenance, and life cycle assessment methodologies.

This book will be an asset for hospital engineers, facility managers, professionals, students and researchers involved in healthcare infrastructure and maintenance.

By: José Manuel Torres Farinha
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781041106487
ISBN 10: 1041106483
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Global Framework 2. Physical Assets 3. Physical Assets Maintenance 4. Physical Assets Life Cycle Management 5. Cross Infection 6. Vertical Standards 7. Horizontal Standards 8. Stocks Management 9. Acquisition Models 10. Lean Management 11. Hospital Logistics 12. Hospital of the Future

José Manuel Torres Farinha has Habilitation in Electrical and Computer Engineering, a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a degree in Electrical Engineering, option Energy. He is a National Defence Auditor. He is Full Professor in Polytechnic University of Coimbra (IPC) and its former President. He is the Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Engineering and Management of Physical Assets in IPC. He has completed more than on hundred of PhD and MSc supervisions. He has published four books, two in National edition and two in International edition. He has more than 250 publications – articles in indexed and non-indexed international journals, in national magazines and in proceedings of international and national congresses. He has several registered patents (National and International). He is a Specialist Member of Industrial Maintenance Specialization and a Counsellor Member of the Portuguese Association of Engineers. He was nominated for the shortlist of the McKeown Award for Individual Achievement in 2024 and was the Asset Management Individual Award runner- up in 2018 at the IAM Excellence Awards.