Citation

Bavis A. Health Estate 2010; 64(10): 35-39.

Affiliation

New Zealand Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21141234

Abstract

Alan Bavis, facilities and engineering manager at New Zealand's Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), based in Christchurch, explains how well-rehearsed contingency planning procedures, reliable, well-maintained plant, and an "excellent team spirit", combined with "sheer adrenaline", helped he and his estates team keep vital hospital services running in the aftermath of the major earthquake which hit the country's South Island in September this year.

Language: en