Harper University Hospital, part of Detroit Medical Center, is planning to complete a two-year, $18 million operating room expansion project before launching process improvement initiatives, according to a Crain’s Detroit Business report.
The expansion is one of the first projects funded by Vanguard Health Systems, DMCs new owner. Construction will expand Harper’s ORs from 350-510 square feet to between 800 and 1,200 square feet, reducing the number of main ORs from 20 to 16. The industry standard for an OR is now a minimum of 600 square feet.
The new OR suite is expected to boost patient and physician satisfaction scores to the mid-90 percentiles, according to the report. Once it is complete in 2013, Harper will launch an OR process improvement project to increase efficiency and volume.
Read the Crain’s Detroit Business report on Harper University Hospital’s ORs.
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