Operational readiness should be part of facility planning process
Dramatic changes to a physical environment and changes in services and processes call for a readiness strategy before the transition, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Dramatic changes to a physical environment of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s West 5th Campus, a mental health facility in Hamilton, Ontario — a new 855,000-square-foot building with 305 single-patient bedrooms — as well as changes in services and processes called for a readiness strategy before the transition, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
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