Medical Records Storage and Archiving
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The hospital needed more filing space for medical records but did not want a completely new system. A solution doubled their storage capacity from 2471 to 4060 linear meters by mobilizing their existing shelving and adding 227 new bays through a phased installation process, which moved files to temporary shelving to allow sections to be replaced without disrupting records or the building infrastructure.
Medical Records Storage and Archiving
- 1. Background This hospital was running out of filing space for its medical records. The client required a solution that increased filing capacity considerably without the need for a totally new system and associated costs. The Challenge Filing capacity was to be increased without any disruption to the records or the infrastructure of the building. The client needed to almost double their existing static 353 bays. The Solution Fifteen bays of temporary shelving were installed in a nearby location and files were moved from these units so that the static system in which they were stored could be dismantled. This created the space needed to commence installation of the new mobile racking system. On completion of each section, filing was moved from the old sections into the new mobiles through each phase of the installation. The clients existing shelving was mobilised and 227 bays added to improve capacity, accessibility and aesthetics. Capacity BEFORE 2471 Linear Metres Capacity AFTER 4060 Linear Metres