Equipment checklist for a new outpatient wing

Facilities expanding into outpatient care often come to us with a machine in mind and no full list. Working room by room avoids the usual gaps — the items that are cheap individually but stop a department from opening.

Consulting rooms

The basics, multiplied by the number of rooms:

• Examination couch, stool and step
• Diagnostic set, stethoscope and thermometer
• Blood pressure monitor and pulse oximeter
• Weighing scale with height rod
• Examination light

Diagnostics

Sized to expected daily volume rather than peak ambition:

• Ultrasound with the probes your case mix requires
• ECG machine with a supply of electrodes and paper
• Laboratory analysers for haematology and chemistry
• X-ray, where the department will handle trauma or chest imaging

Treatment and emergency

Short-stay and emergency capability is where lists are most often thin:

• Treatment couch, dressing trolley and instrument set
• Suction unit and oxygen supply with regulators
• Emergency trolley with defibrillator
• Patient monitors for the observation bay
• Wheelchairs and a patient transfer trolley

Infrastructure that is easy to forget

Power stabilisation, backup supply, medical furniture, waste handling and storage shelving rarely appear on the first draft of a budget and always appear in the final invoice. Plan them early.

Share your floor plan and expected patient volume with us and we will return a room-by-room equipment list with a quotation.