Why can Wishard remodel or refurbish its existing buildings?
It is physically not feasible, and where there are solutions, the cost is prohibitive. In many instances, rooms could not accommodate the standard equipment needed for patient care and utility passageways could not handle the required mechanical and electrical systems upgrades. Why can’t Wishard renovate its campus building by building? It is physically not feasible, and where there are solutions, the cost is prohibitive. For example, in one instance, more than half of a Wishard building would have to be vacated just to accommodate utilities. This solution does not improve logistical concerns related to operating 17 buildings. What will happen if Wishard does not build new facilities? As facilities continue to age and systems inevitably fail, buildings will close one by one. Costs will escalate and services will decline until finally, Wishard will reach a tipping point at which the hospital can no longer serve the community and will be forced to stop operating. Will the hospital stay o
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