OSHPD requires thousands of hours to manage extensive lists of specifications and pages of drawings, conduct hundreds of inspections with photos, communicate reports, create a chronological record of construction, and file results with the state.  LATISTA Field can automate the entire OSHPD process, saving time for field personnel, ultimately reducing project cost and helping the hospital proceed through occupation, licensing, and evaluation sooner.

Any health-care project presents a challenge to even the most dedicated and organized contractor.  On top of the requirements for a normal construction project, patient safety and care are key, necessitating special attention to quality production, building system specifications, equipment testing, and other specialized needs.  Hospital construction in California is especially arduous because of the requirements established by the Facilities Development Division (FDD) of the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).

LATISTA OSHPD workflows

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OSHPD and the LATISTA Solution

OSHPD divides a health-care facility’s construction or renovation into three parts:

1. Planning – The project is defined strategically to meet specific needs, and initial design and budget are established

2. Design – The construction is designed, permits assigned, and documents (drawings and specifications) are created

3. Construction – The building is constructed, occupied, licensed, and evaluated.  The construction phase is actually the most complicated under OSHPD, because building progress must be inspected and approved by state-certified inspectors, and each of these inspections must be recorded with the state.

The Solution

The LATISTA Field solution focuses on quality automation and workflows that incorporate the OSHPD process into the system.  By automating this process the documentation needed for state approval is created as the work is being done.   The result is higher quality, huge time savings, and more accurate records that can be easily referenced or audited.

LATISTA Field Automates

• All field inspections (QA/QC, punchlist, walk-throughs, turnover, etc.)
• Deficiency notifications to subcontractors and inspectors
• Photograph management (for progress and problem documentation)
• Violation records
• Checklists
• Requests for information (including instructional bulletins and change orders)
• Inspection requests
• Safety inspections
• Scheduling
• Time-stamps for the chronological record
• Materials tracking for installation
• Materials QA/QC
• Commissioning for hospitals
• Communications between the Architect of Record (AOR), Engineer of Record (EOR), owner, contractor, and subcontractors