S3 Asset Management

UList™ Surplus Equipment Redeployment Manager

With continued focus on saving money, many health care facilities would like to make used equipment available to other departments or locations of their business, but they lack the ability to "market" these items to other potential users. UList is an online marketplace that is accessed in a closed environment for the purpose of communicating the availability of items throughout the organization, whether it is within a single hospital or a hospital system with 300 locations. This allows other departments or locations to have access to used equipment rather than having to unnecessarily procure new equipment.

From File Cabinets to MRIs...

Consider a situation where some furniture gets retired and may go to a central storage room or warehouse. At the same time, someone in another department may be in need of a file cabinet or a chair. With UList, the retired items are visible and can be viewed by the person in need, or by procurement staff as an initial step when a purchase request is made.

Now consider a valuable piece of capital equipment like an MRI. One location may be retiring the equipment, but a remote location may be in need of that piece of equipment. With UList, whether it is a piece of furniture or an MRI, items can be efficiently marketed internally before they are sold, donated, or recycled, saving money while being environmentally responsible.

How it Works

When a functional item is no longer needed, a designated person from your organization will log on to a closed website and fill out some basic information about the item. They can even snap a picture with their camera phone and upload it to the listing. Within just minutes, people all over the organization now have access to that item. All items that are available are listed in an organized, online marketplace that is accessible to whomever you designate.

Depending on your organizations financial structure, items can be purchased between departments or locations for money, or simply transferred. UList provides detailed reports that will ensure that your accounting and asset management departments have all the information they need to track the transactions, whether they involve a transfer of funds or not. You may even choose to make items like furnishings or consumer type items available for purchase by employees for personal use.