Case study: Healthcare

Relocating Critically Ill Burn Patients at Grady Memorial Hospital

Atlanta, GA

Minimizing Risk in a High Stakes Move

When Atlanta’s historic Grady Memorial Hospital decided to modernize and expand their Burn Unit, they chose BDR to manage the design, construction and activation of this vital community facility.

The Challenge

Moving any hospital patient requires care and compassion, but burn patients are uniquely challenging. Burn injuries can be life threatening because they can acutely impact all body systems. Depending on the severity of the burn, patients could require a higher level of infection prevention, more intensive pain management and life support. Over and above the physical considerations, burns can cause extreme anxiety and long-lasting emotional scarring.

This move would require:

Deeper terminal cleaning
More intensive infection control testing before the move
Masks & gloves for all move personnel
Special monitoring of all personnel to ensure safety across all relocation areas.
More intensive infection control testing before the move

Lead Grady stakeholders, Morehouse and Emory School of Medicine specialists and support vendors through the meticulous move planning process to maximize life safety and compassionate transition for burn unit patients.