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In government facilities, for many years, preventive maintenance
has been deferred, performed improperly or simply ignored due to
several factors such as budget cuts, deferred maintenance, reduced
staffing levels and equipment breakdowns. Unlike its private-sector
counterpart, an obsolete government facility is far less likely
to be replaced when it should be. The best interim solution is
a proper preventive maintenance program. As a result of such a
situation, Syska Hennessy recently began managing the operation,
maintenance and repair functions at this 50,000 sq. ft. medical
treatment facility for the U.S. Department of the Air Force (with
an additional 40,000 under construction).
The project began with a rigorous assessment of all the equipment
and its required maintenance--parts, labor and advanced testing.
This also included documenting the processes and procedures as
well as a review of the maintenance staffing for the proper mix
of skills. Subcontracts are negotiated for those areas outside
the core in-house expertise. We take all of that intelligence to
our client--in this case, hospital management--and demonstrate
that there are improvements possible with a relatively modest incremental
investment and through the dedication of our facility technicians.
Finally, we will measure the results. We're finding that proper
preventive maintenance and repair programs can yield big dividends
for even the most neglected facilities. Often, these programs begin
to show results in a short period of time through more reliable
operation and operational savings.
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