Serving Hospitals and
Healthcare Organizations
FOR WHOM DETAILS MATTER AND WHO NEED IT RIGHT
Since 1988, providing professional services to assist hospitals and
other healthcare organizations comply with:
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​The Joint Commission
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
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Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
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Regarding Environment of Care, Life Safety, and Physical
Environment Standards and Conditions of Participation.
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Professional Services
Comprehensive Life Safety Code
Building Inspections
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Life Safety Code Assessments
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Development of Statement of Conditions
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Fire Safety Evaluation Systems (FSES) Analysis​​
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Risk Assessment of Operating Rooms as Wet Procedure Locations
NFPA 99 risk assessments based on NFPA quantitative risk analysis methodology which requires working with surgery departments, clinical staff, engineering staff, and safety personnel.​
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Environment of Care
Benchmarking Database
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Osborne Engineering, Inc. Benchmarking Database which provides multi-hospital comparative data regarding performance and outcomes in a hospital’s Environment of Care program.
Survey Preparation and Mock Surveys
Professional assistance with survey readiness and compliance regarding the hospital buildings and program documentation.
Mock surveys and/or regular site visits to assist with on-going compliance with:
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The Joint Commission
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CMS
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DNV
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State Requirements pertaining to:
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Life Safety Code
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Environment of Care
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Physical Environment standards
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CMS Conditions of Participation​
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Technical Reviews of Documentation
and Buildings
In-depth technical reviews for compliance with:
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The Joint Commission Environment of Care and Life Safety Standards
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CMS Physical Environment Standards and Conditions of Participation
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DNV Physical Environment Standards
Construction Technical Review
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Technical Review of design and specifications documentation and construction sites for compliance with NFPA codes and standards as interpreted and enforced by The Joint Commission and CMS. ​
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Training and Education
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Seminars and training sessions on all or part of Joint Commission Environment of Care or Life Safety standards.
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CARF Safety Inspection
Documented safety inspections of CARF-Accredited Rehabilitation Units as required for CARF accreditation.
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About Osborne Engineering, Inc.
Fred J. Osborne, P.E., is an engineer by education and a healthcare consultant by profession. He has 30-plus years experience in the industry and specializes in assisting healthcare organizations comply with the Joint Commission Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) Standards, DNV Physical Environment Standards, and CMS Physical Environment requirements. Fred has consulted with hundreds of hospitals and has clients in over 47 states.
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Nuclear Engineering, B.S.​
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​Graduate of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois with degrees in ​
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​​​​Passed PE Mechanical Engineering exam​​​
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Licensed Professional Engineer​​ (PE)
Certification & Education
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Chemical Engineering, B.S.
Experience & Expertise
Fred’s extensive experience and expertise includes:
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Life Safety Code assessments and development of Statement of Conditions at hospitals and other healthcare organizations.
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Construction Project Assessments for compliance with the Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) and Health Facilities Code (NFPA 99) and all referenced codes and standards as enforced by the Joint Commission and CMS.
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Mock Surveys and Technical Reviews of Life Safety and Utilities Management Programs.
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Risk assessments of operating rooms as wet procedure locations based on NFPA Quantitative Risk Analysis Methodology.
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CARF safety inspections.
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Benchmarking Hospital Environment of Care Programs.
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Teaching seminars and speaking at professional societies.
Fred has also served in a variety of educational capacities for the Joint Commission. He has served as a Joint Commission clinical faculty member and has taught numerous Joint Commission seminars throughout the United States. Fred is a former member of the Joint Commission’s Committee on Healthcare Safety. The Committee provides expert advice concerning standards and survey procedures in the area of plant and technology management.
Since 1988, Fred has been President of Osborne Engineering, Inc. which is currently located in the Chicago, IL area. The company was founded in Birmingham, AL and has also been based in San Francisco, CA and Madison, WI.