Press Release
For
Immediate Release
Merced Medical Center Opens Their Doors With No Delays
Merced, CA. – May 3, 2010 – The $262 million Mercy
Medical Center (MMCM) in Merced, Calif.is up an operational without a hitch. The
266, 000 square-foot, 185 bed hospital and 19,000 square-foot central plant
received all licensing credentials and approval from the California Department
of Public Health with no recommendations– the C-DPH is responsible for
reviewing the entire facility to ensure that all systems are working
appropriately, that staff are trained to care for patients and procedures are
implemented to ensure the best practices for safety are implemented. After
passing the licensing visit with flying colors, the hospital opened its doors
to patients on May 2nd.
MMCM owners Catholic Healthcare West, contracted the
Transition Planning services of Healthcare Technical Services (HTS) to provide
comprehensive Transition and Occupancy Services. This included the use of a Critical
Task Log (CTL) which help manage and track all transition related activities
and keep MMCM on schedule and ready for move day. All license and move dates
remained successfully unchanged for the past three years of the project as a
result of teamwork and saved the hospital from additional costs.
HTS provided a support system tailored to MMCM and oversight
to ensure that critical tasks were completed on time. HTS and hospital staff
worked closely together to develop new department operational work plans,
budget planning, patient aggregation and bed allocation, orientation and
training and a licensing plan. Support for these activities was provided by
HTS’ own FreightTrain software which provided an Occupancy Planning
Module to monitor and manage room status. FreightTrain’s colorized floor
plans, Visual Fragnets®, effectively helped avoid the logistics problems or
issues that could arise when installing the hospital’s state-of-the-art
data and telecommunications systems; an emergency services response system
featuring high-tech radio communications technology covering multiple counties;
and a security system controlled by RS2 technologies. HTS’ workflow
analysis helped managers develop staffing plans, equipment functionality (nurse
call, Pyxis), policy and procedure coordination and other operational planning
needs.
“We’re so excited to be here,” said David
Dunham, President of Mercy Medical Center. “This is the dawning of a new
day of healthcare in Merced. We are happy to be officially open and ready for
business.” And with that, MMCM opened their doors and their hearts!
During the first 5 hours of opening their doors, hospital staff embraced two
births, one emergency surgery, a Rapid Response, and a Code Blue.
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