A New Failure Analysis for Maintenance Management in Complex Hospitals

management of medical devices in hospitals includes the planning of medical equipment acquisition and maintenance. The presence of critical and non-critical areas together with technological proliferation render the management of medical devices very complex. This study creates an easy and objective methodology for the analysis of medical equipment maintenance, that makes the management of medical devices more feasible. The study has been carried out at Florence Hospital Careggi and it aims to help the clinical engineering department to manage medical equipment by clarifying the hospital situation through a characterization of the different areas, technologies and fault typologies.

Authors:

• R. Miniati
• F. Dori
• E. Iadanza
• M. Fregonara Medici

Keywords:

• Clinical Engineering
• Maintenance
• Medical DevicesManagement
• Key Performance Indicators.

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