Replacing Equipment: Age Is Not The Only Factor
Replacing Equipment: Age Is Not the Only Factor
2018-10-22 15:39:37
There are a number of factors that hospitals, medical facilities, and healthcare organizations must consider before they replace equipment besides age. Each year companies could potentially waste thousands of assets by focusing solely on the age of their equipment. It wasn t long ago that healthcare facilities were zealous to add all of the latest surgical equipment to their organization. From robotic surgery systems, linear accelerators, and other large scaled medical equipment were installed to keep physicians happy and be competitive. However, in recent years budgets have gotten smaller and funds have become more restricted and facilities are seeing that equipment can t just be discarded on a whim or purchased without advanced planning. Instead equipment needs to be repaired or refurbished and kept at peak performance for longer and a strategic approach needs to be taken to replace not only large scaled equipment but also universal equipment such as beds, linens, and so forth. Proactive replacement planning is necessary between financial and clinical leaders within organizations need to work together to plan in order to achieve:
- A reduction in expenses associated with service, parts, maintenance, and training
- A decrease close call events that come with the use of older equipment with more precise maintenance schedules
- A reallocation of assets that are underutilized throughout the facility
- An ability to cross train employees throughout facility locations
- An increase in consistency and standardization throughout facilities
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