Renovating one room at a time comes with deterrents, including a high price tag, but can be preferable, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Renovating one room at a time comes with deterrents, including a high price tag, but can be preferable, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. A Baltimore hospital recently evaluated the revenue that would be lost from beds being down and the intangible costs to both patients and staff if an entire unit was offline and compared them to the increased construction costs or renovation one room at a time, before opting for the latter solution.
January 29, 2015
Topic Area: Renovations
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