St. Joseph Healthcare System Expands Use of MEMdata Technology Services for New Trauma Facility

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- When St. Joseph Health System in Bryan, Texas decided to build a new facility to accommodate growth in patient volume, they did not have to search far for an Equipment Planning firm to provide technology services on the project.  College Station, Texas based MEMdata, located just minutes away, was already under contract to provide ongoing capital equipment budgeting, price benchmarking and procurement services for the existing campus since 2012.

The decision to expand its equipment technology services from budgeted equipment needs to construction reflects a growing trend for MEMdata.  The University of Florida Shands Health System, Endless Mountains Health System, Wake Forest Baptist Health Science Center and 1,000 bed teaching system St. Joseph's Health System in New Jersey all made similar decisions while realizing significant cost savings on equipment.

"The nature of equipment is that technology and pricing change fast, and so do our needs." said St. Joseph Vice President of Support Services, Steve Crichton.  "One day we need budgeting services or an engineering spec, and the next day we might need to have a vendor's quote benchmarked for competitive pricing.  We also need service contracts reviewed, and an eRFP process conducted on major equipment purchases.  MEMdata rolls up a comprehensive solution to capital equipment that saves money."  

The trend to utilize MEMdata for multiple technology services is an important one to MEMdata CEO Bob Yancy, who founded the company in 2000.  "Before MEMdata, hospitals had one firm for price benchmarking, another for equipment planning, and yet another for equipment planning software.  Capital and construction solutions were fragmented across specialties and many firms.  We strive to be a more complete capital and construction solution for a health system's ever-changing equipment technology needs."

For St. Joseph in Bryan, Texas, the decision to build a new Emergency and Trauma Center (ETC), stems partly from an increase in trauma patients since receiving the region's only Level II Trauma Center designation.  St. Joseph's ETC will double the current available square footage, and be strategically designed and equipped for specialized, clinical teams to deliver personalized care.

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