CHUM
CANADA
“ Using dedicated elevators , approximately 70 Wi-Fi guided robotic AGVs will perform most deliveries up to the various logistics lobbies adjacent to the inpatient units ” said Landry .
Furthermore , the new CHUM is quite different from current supply chain functions in that the CHUM has entered into a contract with another teaching hospital in Montreal — the McGill University Health Center — for an off-site central distribution facility .
“ The whole supply chain has been re-planned and the AGV robots will be the transport mechanism for that supply chain ,” added Landry .
Improving Operations
One of the major features in the new CHUM will be the electronic integration amongst all 772 single rooms . “ We ’ re trying to limit infections or transmission of infection from one patient to another ,” explained Turgeon .
Another major feature is the stateof-the-art equipment in the 39 surgery rooms .
“ We will become a center for tertiary and quaternary care , which means being specialized , and ultraspecialized , in some very specific
Reception www . chumontreal . qc . ca 41