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KEY INITIATIVE:
NEUROSURGERY RELOCATION
Organizational Priority #6
Plan for activation and occupancy of new Clinical Research
Center.
Leader(s)
David Henderson, Laura Lee, Elaine Ayres, Laura Cearnal
Collaborators
Clinical Center Departments, NINDS, NICHD
Description
The unavoidable and substantial vibrations caused by the ongoing
renovation of the ACRF parking garages and the constriction of
the new Clinical Research Center preclude the safe conduct of
microscopic neurosurgery in the existing ACRF operating suite.
In an effort to avoid disruption of the NIH neurosurgery program,
the Clinical Center sought to identify an alternate site to perform
these microscopic procedures. Suburban Hospital was selected
for the relocation because of proximity to the NIH campus and
because of the existing formal clinical and research collaboration
between NIH and Suburban Hospital. This relocation will require
the transportation of staff, equipment, and patients back and
forth between the two facilities twice weekly for approximately
18 months.
Accomplishments-to-Date
- Identification of a suitable site for relocation
- Identification of clinical and operational resources requirements
(anesthesia and surgical support staff, transportation support,
contractual arrangements, etc.)
- Charged a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional workgroup
to manage the planning and implementation of the relocation
- Completed lease and other contractual arrangements
- Developed a detailed flowchart of the process of transporting
staff, patients, and equipment between institutions
- Identified date for initial surgery
FY2000 Goals
- Implement relocation
- Identify optimal time for transfer of program back to the
NIH based on construction variables
- Facilitate ongoing collaboration among CC departments, NINDS,
NICHD, and Suburban Hospital during the relocation
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