Whitestone Research recently completed a report
that describes an approach for estimating the size and composition
of the maintenance staff for hospitals. Using data from a recent
survey published by the New England Healthcare Engineering Society
(1997), a predictive model with variables representing hospital
size, staff productivity, and maintenance contract costs was explored,
but only hospital size was found to be statistically significant.
Based on this finding, a simple predictive equation is defined.
The composition of the estimated staff is determined by extrapolation
from data published by the International Facility Management Association
(1994).
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