Equipment Procurement and inventory: a mammoth task
Approximately 50,000: that’s how many pieces of equipment will be moved to the Glen site in 2015. This is what the biomedical team at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), with the help of users and the planning office, has been managing for years—the purchase and inventory of 50,000 pieces of equipment.
“We’re at the inventory stage now—we’re getting ready for the move,” says Julien Hudon, director of equipment planning for the MUHC. “That means we’re going over our existing sites with a fine-toothed comb and identifying all the things we’re keeping and bringing with us to the Glen. This includes 15,000 units of medical equipment, 15,000 units of clinical furniture and 5,000 units of IT equipment.”
As for the rest of the staggering volume of items that needs to be moved, it’s all new and being delivered straight to the Glen site. “We’re re-using about 30,000 items, but we’ve also purchased 25,000 new pieces of equipment,” explains Hudon.
“Deciding what would move and what wouldn’t was a team decision, an evolution of the meetings that were held with users and clinical advisors. We identified the things that are still in very good condition and still very functional—the best of what we have—that’s what’s moving to the Glen.”
In the coming year and half leading up to the move, there’s still much work to be done, but Hudon is confident that we’ll meet all of our objectives. “My team is working diligently for everyone at the MUHC to ensure a smooth move to the Glen. With everyone’s support and cooperation, the move will be a success.”
What will happen to equipment that isn’t moved to the Glen?
Julien Hudon and colleagues are just starting their reflection regarding the future of equipment that isn’t moved to the Glen in 2015. More details to come once a plan is in place.
William Parker, Chief, Department of Medical physics, MUHC, is also part of the MUHC Biomedical team led by Julien Hudon. the team includes: Julien Hudon, Sébastien Poitras, Luis Farias, Tito Abanto, Carlos Noriega, Eddy Dorvil, Eduardo Agurto, Chetanand Gopaul, Karim Shehata.