CLIENT:
Academic Medical Center CASE STUDY
Mid-Atlantic Region
Our goal was to investigate what the space needs were for consolidating multiple compounding pharmacies at an academic medical center Whether for projection and development of new environments of care, or for analyzing your existing practice spaces, lean operational and facility planning studies are critical to understand the investment needed for service growth.
CHALLENGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To investigate the consolidation of two restrictive
Our client, a Mid-Atlantic Academic Medical Center, had been
and non-compliant compounding pharmacies by analyzing their current and future compounding throughput needs. Array was also tasked with evaluating an inefficient main pharmacy and storeroom space to “rightsize” the client’s operations based on their current deficiencies and future growth needs.
experiencing facility related and operational challenges in three separate pharmacies currently operating in different locations on the main campus, including the central pharmacy and two compounding satellite pharmacies. The Infusion compounding pharmacy had the most deficiencies and is experiencing the most growth, as it is the infusion pharmacy for a rapidly growing outpatient infusion center. One of the satellite pharmacy supports both outpatient and inpatient demands for any investigational drugs and research studies. Our client requested the services of Array Advisors to study the
SOLUTION
operational and facility-related factors and to consider if these
Current State mapping exercises were used to uncover challenges in both process and experience
separately operated facilities should be consolidated into a single facility to be located within newly vacated space on the main campus.
in the areas being studied. Years of compounding data were analyzed along with in-depth discussions on processing times vs. idle time of various drug types to provide insight on actual hood needs. A program was created to demonstrate to Medical Center administration how current spaces were operating versus our suggestions for not only right-sizing their spaces, but opportunities for sharing resources and consolidating compounding areas. This included detailed information to help them estimate the durations and costs that would be associated with consolidation.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Figure 1: Floor plans of Central Pharmacy & Storeroom
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Proposed Sterile Hazardous Hoods
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Proposed Sterile Non-Hazardous Hoods
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Proposed Non-Sterile Non-Hazardous Hood