Healthcare systems are using decanting to determine the strategic relocation of services from inpatient campuses to alternative, outpatient care settings.
Optimizing the service mix through decanting is an effective healthcare facilities strategy that can improve operational efficiency, patient experience, and long-term planning.
In this month’s Medical Construction & Design magazine, Heather Hayes, Senior Advisor at McMillan Pazdan Smith, explains how as outpatient care continues to grow, health systems must evaluate which services truly belong on the main hospital campus. Optimizing the service mix is best accomplished when data-driven analysis is used to align facilities with evolving care delivery models.
If your system is aiming to reduce campus congestion, explore cost-effective solutions to alternative care, and learn which outpatient services are prime candidates for relocation, this article is for you.
