Challenges of moving in large equipment

Getting new, and often heavy, medical equipment, such as MRI and CT scanners, into busy working hospitals, is often highly challenging--from a structural, mechanical, electrical, and logistical standpoint. Stuart Beardwell, BEng (Hons) CEng MIStructE, an associate director at consulting engineers, Crofton, who has overseen the moving of heavy medical equipment into many UK hospitals, discusses the key issues to consider, explains how time and costs can be saved, and considers how to manage such work without excessively disrupting everyday clinical activities.