Case Study: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital achieves centralized emergency equipment readiness with D4H Equipment Management

D4H Preparedness Software Deployed By Largest Hospital In United States

NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, the largest hospital in the United States, faced the challenge of managing a vast and dispersed inventory of critical emergency response equipment across its ten campuses. With gear stored in multiple locations, the emergency preparedness team, led by Manager Arthur Ditzel, struggled with manual tracking of maintenance, calibrations, and expiry dates, which was essential for maintaining a constant state of readiness for major incidents. To address this, they sought a centralized equipment management solution from vendor D4H.

The hospital implemented D4H Equipment Management, a cloud-based software that provided a centralized, digitized inventory dashboard. The solution gave the team instant access to filter equipment status by location and generated automatic alerts for maintenance and expiring items. As a result, D4H simplified the entire inventory system, enabling the team to proactively manage their stockpile and instantly answer any equipment readiness questions, shifting their focus from simply counting assets to ensuring they are always prepared to respond.

NewYork Presbyterian Hospital

Arthur Ditzel

Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Management