Managing the equipment planning process is critical, as equipping a healthcare facility can easily account for 25 - 30% of the overall project costs.  As it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with rapidly changing strategic and organizational requirements for new spaces, equipment planners face significant challenges, especially when specialty services/locations are involved.   

 

Outpatient Care Centers offer “one-stop-shop” convenience for patients, often including Imaging and other diagnostics, Ambulatory Surgery and Procedures, Urgent Care, Lab Services, Rehab and Physicians’ Practices.  This variety of services presents unique challenges for Capital Equipment Planning – with key considerations of throughput, budget and space/storage limitations, and a wide selection of necessary equipment types.  Gloria Cascarino offers creative, flexible and “future thinking” solutions for equipment planners, design professionals and healthcare providers – with proven examples of technology and equipment that supports the success of these Centers.

 

Then examine the process of planning for efficiency in Sterile Processing and Endoscopy Departments using futuristic design and processes.  Topics discussed will include Information Systems Tracking, Process Standardization, and streamlining of Sterile Process procedures.  Larry Creech will share insights about new technology solutions, best practices for utilizing limited space, and techniques for reducing time while increasing efficiency.

 

    1. Describe the factors changing the nature of healthcare equipment planning.

    2. Specify the challenges outpatient care centers present for equipment planners.

    3. Learn equipment solutions for Outpatient Care that address the need for variety, with limited space and budgets.

    4. Outline tactics to redesign Sterile Processing Departments and Operating Rooms with increased functionality.