Facilities planning: opening and activation.
Making your facility work is the real objective. Getting it designed and built are only the means to this end. The authors of this article examine the transition that occurs in the later stages of construction as an institution prepares to occupy and use a new facility. Practical guidelines are presented for equipping the project, training personnel, and accomplishing the move-in.
D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006274:Health Facility Moving; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007318:Inservice Training; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D014481:United States