What is Transition Management?

  Integration of construction schedules, budget and equipment schedules that impact transition. Transition incorporates key dates from construction and equipment planning that will impact hospital activities. Preparation of the new facility or addition for the move that is not in the construction scope will be included in the Transition Task Schedule (i.e. hospital standard cleaning, sharps box mounting, etc.).  . 

     Hospital and department planning and redesign, to relocate current and new services. A strong focus on departmental operations to assure that physical changes to the department and facility design are incorporated into the operations plan. The goal is 100% staff and department functionality on patient move day.  

 New equipment, facility and department training, and orientation for staff, physicians and the community is planned and scheduled to coincide with construction dates and the certificate of occupancy. 

      Detailed planning to the level of individual department and specific patient condition to provide an hour by hour schedule for the complete move. Each department will have a plan for placement of all equipment and furniture to expedite the process for relocation and provide a rapid resumption of department functions. As a subset of the physical move, the patient move requires scheduling of patient care equipment, care plans for specific patient conditions, coordination with medical staff and EMS providers, and a relocation process that assures maintenance of the current level of patient care. Planning for dual hospital operations during the patient move, contingency planning and family coordination as patients are relocated is also included in the transition planning.