Activation and operational planning: ensuring a successful transition

The management challenges inherent in bringing a replacement hospital facility online through a process that maintains the continuity of the organization's business while maximizing the benefits of the new facility are addressed. Planning for the activation of a new facility incorporates the pr...

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Published in:Journal of healthcare management 2004-11, Vol.49 (6), p.358-362
Main Authors: Wilson, Mark N, Hejna, William J, Hosking, James E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Company business management
Corporate culture
Critical path
Decision Making, Organizational
Furniture
Health administration
Health care industry
Health Facility Moving - methods
Health planning
Hospital Design and Construction
Hospital Planning - methods
Hospitals
Humans
Inservice Training
Institutional Management Teams
Leadership
Logistics
Management
Organizational change
Patient Transfer
Planning Techniques
Public Relations
Startups
Strategic planning
Success
Task forces
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Summary:The management challenges inherent in bringing a replacement hospital facility online through a process that maintains the continuity of the organization's business while maximizing the benefits of the new facility are addressed. Planning for the activation of a new facility incorporates the processes of identifying, defining, organizing, and facilitating all of the tasks that are required for the occupation of the new facility in a logical, timely, safe, and cost-effective manner. Effective planning for facility activation involves focus and control over the logistics of occupancy, as well as the design of future clinical and business processes, to be established within the new physical environment.
ISSN:1096-9012
1944-7396
DOI:10.1097/00115514-200411000-00004