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When it comes to the complex world of medical construction and building design, navigating the specifics of Division 10 Specialties can be time consuming. Whether you are an architect, contractor, or facilities manager, understanding the equipment associated with Division 10 is essential.

In this post, we will look at equipment categorized as Division 10, discuss when procurement should begin to ensure medical construction project timelines are maintained and offer a checklist of common Division 10 specialties.

While federal law mandates prioritizing Made in America equipment for military hospitals, VA healthcare, and other government medical facilities, the benefits of procuring American made healthcare equipment extend well beyond compliance.

This post will explore:

Why Sourcing Made in America Medical Equipment is Important

Key Regulations and Policies for Government Healthcare Procurement

Medical exam tables have long been an equipment essential for exam rooms in clinics and physician offices. However, more recently, healthcare facilities have begun upgrading to procedure chairs to capitalize on their numerous benefits.

Free-standing emergency rooms (FSERs) are a relatively new concept in the healthcare landscape. Twenty years ago, they accounted for only 1% of emergency rooms.¹ Offering a viable alternative to traditional hospital-based emergency rooms, these standalone facilities offer emergency medical care to patients who need immediate attention but may not require the extensive resources of a full-scale hospital.

Communication is the key to procuring equipment used in healthcare when it comes to medical construction projects, especially when Owner Furnished, Contractor Installed (OFCI) Group 1 equipment is involved.

This complex healthcare equipment procurement case study demonstrates how CME’s proactive communication and collaboration with customers and vendors streamlines the procurement process. It will also show how our logistics, delivery, installation, and biomedical teams ensure the seamless delivery of medical equipment.

Nearly every patient visiting or admitted to a medical facility will have their blood pressure taken as a very quick means of assessing their state of health. Although extraordinarily useful, blood pressure is a highly variable measurement and there is a good chance these critical readings are not being recorded accurately. Inaccurately read and/or recorded blood pressure measurements can have far reaching, almost always negative, ramifications for the patient.

With today’s interest rates and the financial pressures dogging healthcare, choosing the right provider to deliver equipment into healthcare facilities is especially important. Seeking out specialized delivery providers who offer benefits like need-by-date billing can yield big cost savings for many healthcare facilities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted in 1990, is a pivotal piece of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public private places open to the public. For medical facilities, compliance with ADA standards is not just a legal obligation but a moral imperative to ensure that all patients, regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities, have access to and can receive medical care without barriers. Compliance with ADA standards applies not only to the facility building but also to medical equipment used for patient care.

In the world of healthcare, blood banks play a vital role in life saving by processing and storing essential blood products used for transfusions. To ensure the seamless operation of a blood bank, having the right equipment in place is imperative.