January 21, 2026
Advancing Sustainable Maintenance in Healthcare Facilities
In an article for Healthcare Facilities Management, RMF’s Greg Hudson, PE, CHC, HFDP joins industry leaders Dave Lockhart, CHFM, CEM, FASHE and Terrell Estes, CHFM, CEM to examine how healthcare reliability-centered asset management (HCAM) provides a structured framework for modernizing facility maintenance while supporting sustainability objectives in healthcare environments. The authors contrast traditional reactive and time-based maintenance approaches with HCAM’s proactive, data-driven methodology, emphasizing its ability to align asset management strategies with organizational risk tolerance, operational priorities, and long-term performance goals.
In "Transforming Maintenance and Embracing Sustainability," Greg Hudson, Dave Lockhart and Terrell Estes detail how HCAM integrates real-time asset data, condition-based monitoring, and leading performance indicators to anticipate failures, prioritize interventions, and optimize lifecycle planning. This approach enhances asset reliability and availability while reducing unplanned downtime, energy consumption, and material waste, which are key drivers of sustainable operations. By embedding reliability principles into maintenance planning and decision-making, HCAM fosters cultural change, strengthens accountability, and helps healthcare organizations achieve greater operational resilience, efficiency, and environmental stewardship.
To read the full article, visit Healthcare Facilities Management.