Hospital Care
Hospital CareCritical Care Hospital - Case Study _
By: Diane M
Incident for Discussion: Critical Care Hospital Critical Care Hospital has
planned to purchase a CATSCAN within the next six months. Though not mentioned
in the text, the cost of the equipment will be at least several hundred
thousand dollars, and could even exceed one million dollars. Additionally,
major renovations are required to the radiology department where the equipment
will be housed. Unfortunately, the construction project cannot be started
until the machine is in place, which will be five months from now. The Project
Manager (\\\"PM\\\") feels that she may be able to expedite the construction
schedule by utilizing a resource allocation version of the Critical Path
Method (\\\"CPM\\\"). Getting the machine up and running is of great interest to the
hospital, as revenues generated by the CATSCAN are projected to be in the
range of $25,000 per monthAccording to the text, the project is slated to
have a duration of twelve months. The waiting time for the CATSCAN is five
months. This leaves the PM eight months to accomplish her goal. Given that the
equipment is arriving simultaneously with the onset of the construction
project, I would suggest a combination of a heuristic approach using an \\\"As
Late As Possible\\\" (\\\"ALAP\\\") prioritization with a fast-track approach to the
actual constructionThe reason for the ALAP approach is the five-month delay
prior to the equipment being delivered. Holding off on allocating resources
during this slow period should, in theory, allow the PM to reserve monetary
resources for the Crash period. I would imagine that part-time allocation of
administrative support, to solicit construction bids, generate reports and
management approval requests along with full-time PM participation would be
sufficient. The PM during this time will be working with hospital management
to generate a detailed project plan and Scope of Work. Several critical
elements come into play in this situation. For example, two relocations of the
existing radiology department, or at least the area that will house the
CATSCAN will be required during the construction period. The first will be for
the purpose of clearing the required space for the new CATSCAN area, including
construction corridors,...
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