Sunday, February 7, 2010

New Equipment Planning Article on Universal Room Design Published

Equipment Planning, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of new equipment planning design article focused on universal room design. The article was published in Hospital Newspaper.

Highlights of this hospital equipment planning article:

Differing requirements for detailed medical equipment specifications by architect and client, especially in terms of schedule of medical equipment purchase
- Healthcare clients need flexibility in the timing of their medical equipment purchase
- Impact on design and construction process of changes to medical equipment specs
- Types of equipment plans that could benefit from this unique approach to equipment floor planning: healthcare equipment plans and lab equipment plans.
- Some equipment spec changes impact project more than others
- In general, the later the change in spec, the greater the potential impact
- Medical equipment changes during a construction project: small and early is good, big and late is bad.
- Option for mitigating impact of equipment changes on a healthcare construction project
- “Universal Room” concept for minimizing impact of changes to medical equipment
- Methodology for Universal Room design process
- Pluses and minuses of the “Universal Room” concept

About Equipment Planning, Inc.: This company features licensed, experienced and knowledgeable equipment planners.. The firm takes pride in providing the highest level of service to healthcare, hospital and healthcare design work, with additional expertise in sustainable healthcare facilities, energy saving measures for hospitals, cost reduction strategies for hospitals, hospital safety and patient safety.

For more information about equipment planning services, contact Equipment Planning, Inc.:

Equipment Planning, Inc.
59 West 19th Street - 6A, New York, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
E: info@equipmentplanning.org
www.equipmentplanning.org

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