Use Case · 02 · Healthcare

Medical asset intelligence for multi-site networks.

Track ventilators, infusion pumps, defibrillators, and consumables across an entire hospital network. Manage preventive maintenance, surge capacity, and Joint Commission readiness — from a single platform with full chain-of-custody.

Network Coverage
Multi-Facility
Asset Visibility
Department-Level
Audit Posture
Compliance-Ready
Regional Medical 500-BED · LEVEL I TRAUMA
Northside Community 200-BED
Eastside Specialty CARDIAC · ONCOLOGY
Southside Community 180-BED
Westside Pediatric 80-BED
Flagship
Affiliated
The challenge

Healthcare asset complexity.

Hospital networks face a unique mix of regulatory pressure, expensive equipment, and operational urgency that off-the-shelf inventory tools were never designed for.

CHALLENGE / 01

Equipment migration between facilities

Equipment moves frequently — for surge capacity, maintenance, or load balancing. Without chain-of-custody, expensive devices end up unaccounted for.

CHALLENGE / 02

Preventive maintenance compliance

Regulators require documented PM schedules with sign-off. Spreadsheets miss equipment, miss deadlines, and create costly compliance gaps.

CHALLENGE / 03

Capital planning & depreciation

Multi-million-dollar imaging and ICU equipment needs valuation tracking, end-of-life planning, and refresh forecasting across the entire network.

CHALLENGE / 04

Joint Commission & regulatory readiness

Surveys and inspections demand instant access to maintenance histories, calibration logs, and chain-of-custody — without a frantic last-minute scramble.

Network structure

Multi-facility hospital networks.

GIMS mirrors the way healthcare networks actually operate — with a flagship hospital coordinating affiliated community sites and specialty clinics.

Coastal Health Partners

Network HQ · Centralized Visibility

Regional Medical Center

500-bed flagship facility with Level I trauma center, surgical suites, ICU, and emergency department.

ER ICU OR Suites Imaging

Community Hospitals

Mid-size community facilities (180-200 beds) providing primary, urgent, and acute care services.

Northside Southside

Specialty Facilities

Specialty centers focused on cardiac, oncology, pediatric, and outpatient surgical services.

Eastside Specialty Westside Pediatric
In practice

GIMS in healthcare, four real scenarios.

SCENARIO / 01

Ventilator transfer between facilities

Northside Community has a sudden ventilator shortage during a respiratory illness surge. Regional Medical Center has spare capacity. The whole transfer happens through a formal, audited workflow — not a phone call.

Northside ER director submits transfer request with clinical urgency level
Regional Medical biomed approves; equipment is location-locked from issue elsewhere
Inter-facility courier dispatched; tracking number captured on the transfer record
Northside biomed signs off on receipt and condition; PM schedule auto-updated
Transfer · TR-9847
INTER · FACILITY
Regional Medical

500-BED · L1 TRAUMA

Northside Community

200-BED

Asset: Hamilton C6 Ventilator · VENT-HAM-007
Urgency: Respiratory surge · same-day required
Status: Approved · biomed dispatched · in transit
SCENARIO / 02

Annual defibrillator PM compliance

The Joint Commission requires documented annual PM on every defibrillator in the network. GIMS tracks the schedule, sends reminders, and surfaces overdue equipment before it becomes a finding.

Per-device PM schedules with manufacturer-recommended intervals
30/14/7-day reminder cascade to assigned biomed technicians
Digital sign-off with technician credentials and calibration readings
Overdue items auto-flag and lock from clinical use until reviewed
PM Compliance · Defibrillators
NETWORK · WIDE
Regional Medical · 38 units ZOLL X-SERIES · LIFEPAK 15
100%
Northside Community · 14 units LIFEPAK 15
93%
Southside Community · 12 units LIFEPAK 20E
75%
Eastside Specialty · 8 units ZOLL X-SERIES
100%
Westside Pediatric · 6 units LIFEPAK 1000
50%
SCENARIO / 03

Joint Commission survey readiness

Survey announced. The ER will be audited tomorrow. Instead of a fire drill, GIMS produces a complete asset audit packet — equipment, PM history, calibration records, condition states — for every device in scope.

One-click survey-readiness report scoped to a specific facility & department
Per-device PM history, calibration logs, manufacturer alerts, and recall checks
Cycle counts confirm physical presence matches the asset register
Variance items surface for biomed review before the surveyor arrives
JCAHO Audit · ER Department
REGIONAL MEDICAL
247

Devices in scope

2

Variance items

Crash carts (12) · all PM current VERIFIED
Defibrillators (8) · calibration logs VERIFIED
IV pumps (43) · 1 unit pending check FLAGGED
Patient monitors (18) VERIFIED
SCENARIO / 04

Surge capacity response

Regional flu outbreak. Three facilities need additional respiratory support equipment fast. GIMS surfaces real-time availability across the entire network, then orchestrates the redeployment.

Surge dashboard shows available units across every facility instantly
Bulk transfer requests with priority routing and expedited approval
Network executive dashboard tracks deployment status in real time
Post-event reporting captures equipment usage and return-to-baseline
Surge Response · Respiratory
LIVE · NETWORK
34

Units Deployed

12

In Transit

Regional Medical (source) 52 / 60
Northside Community 19 / 20
Southside Community 14 / 16
Eastside Specialty 9 / 15
Healthcare compliance

Built for healthcare standards.

GIMS addresses the regulatory and operational requirements specific to hospital networks — without forcing biomedical engineering teams to compromise on workflow.

Joint Commission & Survey Readiness

Pre-built audit packets, PM history, calibration logs, and condition reports — pre-filtered to the surveyor's scope and ready to print.

FDA Recall & Safety Alerts

Manufacturer recall notices linked to your specific serial numbers. Affected devices auto-flag and lock from clinical use pending review.

Preventive Maintenance Compliance

Per-device schedules, automated reminders, digital sign-off with technician credentials, and overdue auto-lock to prevent compliance gaps.

Capital Planning & Depreciation

Per-device replacement value, current depreciated value, and end-of-life forecasting — feeding directly into capital budget cycles.

Ready to begin?

See GIMS configured for your network.

Schedule a personalised demo and we'll walk through how GIMS would fit your specific facility mix, biomed workflow, and survey-readiness needs.