Hospitals and other healthcare facilities are investing more money on medical equipment and upgrades in order to accommodate an increasingly heavier U.S. patient population, according to an Observer-Dispatch news report.
Wider doorways, stronger beds and chairs, floor-mounted toilets and specialized surgical equipment are among some of the facility changes and new equipment healthcare facilities have had to invest in, and the investments are hefty ones. Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare in Utica, N.Y., for example, has had to invest $250,000 in equipment upgrades since 2007 to accommodate its bariatric patients. Similarly, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, also in Utica, spent $550,000 in 2010.
Read the news report about investments in medical equipment for larger patients.
Read other coverage about medical equipment:
- AAMI Project to Determine State of Medical Technology Management
- Michigan Hospitals Launch "Buy Detroit" Initiative, Purchase Supplies Locally
- More Than 500 Healthcare Organizations Changing Supply Chain Processes
Wider doorways, stronger beds and chairs, floor-mounted toilets and specialized surgical equipment are among some of the facility changes and new equipment healthcare facilities have had to invest in, and the investments are hefty ones. Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare in Utica, N.Y., for example, has had to invest $250,000 in equipment upgrades since 2007 to accommodate its bariatric patients. Similarly, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, also in Utica, spent $550,000 in 2010.
Read the news report about investments in medical equipment for larger patients.
Read other coverage about medical equipment:
- AAMI Project to Determine State of Medical Technology Management
- Michigan Hospitals Launch "Buy Detroit" Initiative, Purchase Supplies Locally
- More Than 500 Healthcare Organizations Changing Supply Chain Processes