Fairview Park Hospital is a member of the HCA network of
hospitals, headquartered in Nashville Tennessee. Fairview Park
is a state-of-the-art, 190-bed acute care facility providing
community healthcare services including a 24-hr Emergency Room,
inpatient and outpatient surgery options, and rehabilitation
therapy services. In addition, Fairview provides specialty
services through facilities such as the Sleep Center at Fairview
Park, the Same Day Surgery Center, the Heart Center at Fairview
Park, and the Women’s Imaging Center.
Fairview Park has 700 full and part-time employees as well as
105 active and consulting medical staff. Fairview Park is also
accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations.
Presentations were made by:
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Tracie Morgan, Director of Marketing
– Introduction to Fairview Park Hospital
·
Chad Mosley, Pharmacist
– Control and regulation of pharmaceuticals
·
Larry Polk, Laboratory Manager
– Inventory Control of testing supplies and specimens
·
Ed Moore, Director of Supply Chain
– Physical distribution of supplies
The presentations were very informative. It was interesting to
learn how the inventory control techniques in hospitals are
similar to those practiced in industry:
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Min/max replenishment
·
Reorder point replenishment
·
Consignment programs
·
Point of use storage systems
·
Bar-code scanning systems
They are also faced with many of the same challenges and
difficulties.
·
Overstock
·
Inventory Shortages
·
Supplier lead-times
·
Immediate customer requirements
·
Inventory accuracy
·
Limited product shelf-life
·
Weekly physical inventory
·
Special handling equipment & procedures
Additionally, the medical industry is subject to strict
government regulations, and frequent external audits, to ensure
compliance.
After the presentations, the Fairview Park staff closed the
meeting with a Q&A session.
APICS of Central Georgia would like to express sincere
appreciation to the staff of Fairview Park for their
hospitality, and sharing their insight into their operation, and
the logistics of the hospital supply chain.
Photos:
Tracie Morgan, Director of
Marketing, Fairview Park Hospital
Chad
Mosley, Pharmacist, Fairview Park Hospital
Larry Polk,
Laboratory Manager, Fairview Park Hospital
Ed Moore,
Director of Supply Chain, Fairview Park Hospital
Stephanie
Ayres, CNH
Norval
Johnston, Chairman, ASQ 1525
Chris Sato,
YKK-API
