Project Management Article
The Article I have chosen to summarize is titled “Life and Death” by Cindy Waxer and the same was published in the February 2013 issue of The PM Network Magazine, The article is on Risk Management planning and execution and its requirement before any type of risky operation.
The Management team of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA faced a dramatic challenge on 9th June 2012 when they moved 127 patients from their aging facility to a new 23-storied $855 building on Northwestern University’s medical school campus. The new facility named Ann and Robert H. Lurie Hospital of Chicago was equipped with modern facilities and the move was necessitated because the present building that was built in 1882 was cramped despite various attempts for renovation and expansion and patients felt like being rats stuck in a cage. In the words of Maureen Mahoney, Lurie Children’s chief clinical excellence officer QUOTE … We realized that in order to continue to grow and serve patients in a way that’s compatible with our vision, we had to create a replacement hospital …UNQUOTE.
The new facility had multiple features to ensure better patient care like spacious treatment rooms, an enclosed ambulance bay and other comforts.
The hospital had risk patients and before they could enjoy the comforts of the new facility the task of moving them to the new establishment situated at a distance of 4.8 Kilometers from the present hospital was daunting. A single misstep would end in a tragedy and a comprehensive Risk Management Strategy had been put in place by Mahoney who had spent 4 years to draw up a comprehensive strategy that included logistics, budget, staffing and transportation keeping in mind the worst case-scenarios that may crop up during the transfer of patients. A multidisciplinary project team had been built to ensure smooth transition. Outside consultants team was also enlisted for guidance that helped in shaping the foundation but the Hospital’s own Risk
The Management team of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA faced a dramatic challenge on 9th June 2012 when they moved 127 patients from their aging facility to a new 23-storied $855 building on Northwestern University’s medical school campus. The new facility named Ann and Robert H. Lurie Hospital of Chicago was equipped with modern facilities and the move was necessitated because the present building that was built in 1882 was cramped despite various attempts for renovation and expansion and patients felt like being rats stuck in a cage. In the words of Maureen Mahoney, Lurie Children’s chief clinical excellence officer QUOTE … We realized that in order to continue to grow and serve patients in a way that’s compatible with our vision, we had to create a replacement hospital …UNQUOTE.
The new facility had multiple features to ensure better patient care like spacious treatment rooms, an enclosed ambulance bay and other comforts.
The hospital had risk patients and before they could enjoy the comforts of the new facility the task of moving them to the new establishment situated at a distance of 4.8 Kilometers from the present hospital was daunting. A single misstep would end in a tragedy and a comprehensive Risk Management Strategy had been put in place by Mahoney who had spent 4 years to draw up a comprehensive strategy that included logistics, budget, staffing and transportation keeping in mind the worst case-scenarios that may crop up during the transfer of patients. A multidisciplinary project team had been built to ensure smooth transition. Outside consultants team was also enlisted for guidance that helped in shaping the foundation but the Hospital’s own Risk