Hospital Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley

1. Hospital Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley

2. Strategic Equipment Planning Guidelines for Facility Managers

8. Presenter: Jeff Blum, Director of Equipment Planning, Healthcare Building Solutions, Inc.

9. Background: 15 years Facilities Management @ Bristol-Myers Squibb.Research LaboratoriesData CentersClinical Research Center – RWJ Hospital – Hamilton, NJEquipment planner - Medequip, Inc.Current local projects

10. Facilities Impact as a Result of Not Planning

11. Construction Projects • Additional work inherited by Facilities that should have been completed by contractor • Additional electric • Additional water lines • Additional technology requirements • Additional utility services • Casework/Lab Bench modifications

12. Capital Equipment Procurement • Equipment purchased and delivered without Facilities prior knowledge

13. Internal Departmental Moves • Preparing space for Existing Equipment • Scheduling work orders • Hiring temporary labor to assist with move

14. Proactive Strategies to Prepare for Change

15. Utilize an Equipment Planner for large projects. • Room by Room planning, • responsibility identification, • specification coordination for architects for drawings, physical dimensions & utility requirement information communication to Contractor and Subcontractor

16. Include equipment discussions in high level Facilities Planning meetings • Identify both New and Existing Equipment • Assemble data sheets for all equipment to identify physical dimensions and utility requirements • Provide information to Maintenance Planner to generate work orders to relocate and install equipment (e.g. labor, materials, scheduling)

17. Access information for future capital equipment acquisitions • Never too early to plan • Identify manufacturer/model and room number equipment will be installed. • Confirm procurement approval before scheduling work

18. Questions?