Case Study: A way to assess functional status and improve equipment utilization in a tertiary care institute.

Dr Sapna Ramani Sardana; Dr Innayath Kabir; Prof. Sanjay K Arya

Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2017

Case Study: A way to assess functional status and improve equipment utilization in a tertiary care institute.

Dr Sapna Ramani Sardana, Dr Innayath Kabir, Prof. Sanjay K Arya

Abstract :

Medical equipment is an integral part of the physical and functional infrastructure of any healthcare setup. Hospital equipment appliances & technology have become important issues because of their significant contribution in patient care and hospital management .It is therefore imperative to assess their operational functionality and utilization by equipment audit, maintenance and repair. As equipment audit is a lengthy process with delayed results there is requirement of more frequent review in order to ensure maximum functionality and identify surplus/deficiency. The regular administrative rounds in a tertiary care institute in NCT of India revealed number of faulty non–functional equipment as well as deficiency as per need in select patient care areas. A less time consuming semi structured equipment assessment was planned to find out the status of non–functional, deficient and surplus equipment in these areas. This paved the way to take remedial measures like reducing downtime of critical equipment and optimising future procurement, thus resulting in better patient care and better utilisation of hospital resources.