Hospital Facility Managers
Association of Delaware
Valley
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Strategic Equipment Planning Guidelines for Facility Managers
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Presenter: Jeff Blum, Director of
Equipment Planning, Healthcare Building
Solutions, Inc.
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Background: 15 years Facilities Management @ Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Research LaboratoriesData Centers
Clinical Research Center – RWJ Hospital – Hamilton, NJEquipment planner - Medequip, Inc.
Current local projects
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Facilities Impact as a Result of Not Planning
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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
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Capital Equipment Procurement
• Equipment purchased and delivered without Facilities prior knowledge
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Internal Departmental Moves
• Preparing space for Existing Equipment• Scheduling work orders• Hiring temporary labor to assist with move
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Proactive Strategies to Prepare for Change
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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
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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)
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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
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Questions?
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