| Need |
Estimated Cost |
Priority |
| Acquire 12-Channel dedicated telemetry unit monitoring system |
$120,000 |
High |
| Upgrade CCU monitors (arrhythmia) |
48,000 |
Medium |
| Replace existing monitors in Anesthesia |
100,000 |
Medium |
| Acquire monitors (short procedure) (recovery) |
120,000 |
Medium |
| Standardize defibrillators/monitors |
50,000 |
Medium |
| Determine cost-effectiveness of continued use of disposable Pressure transducers |
Unknown |
Medium |
| Add monitors to emergency department |
25,000 |
Low |
| Replace existing monitors in NICU |
100,000 |
Low |
| Acquire oxygen monitors for infant ventilators ($1,000 each) |
8,000 |
Medium |
| Source: ECRI, Capital, Competition, and Constraints: Managing Healthcare in the 1990's; A guide for Hospital Executives, 1992 |
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