Community health center, a new patient clinic in your town serving only underinsured and uninsured patients, has asked you to help its HIM department get started. Calculate the number of new shelving units needed for a medical record filing system based on eight shelves per unit at 36 inches per shelf. the average record size equals 0.30 inches, and the center anticipated seeing 4500 patients a year.
My, this is an old question. Medical records are digitalized now.
4500 * 0.3 = 1,350 inches
1,350 / 36 = ________ shelves
Be sure to round the number of shelves up to the nearest whole number.
To calculate the number of new shelving units needed for a medical record filing system, you'll need to consider the following information:
1. Average record size: 0.30 inches
2. Number of patients per year: 4500
3. Number of shelves per shelving unit: 8
4. Length of each shelf: 36 inches
First, let's calculate the total space required to store the medical records for one patient per year. To do this, multiply the average record size by the number of records per patient:
Total space required for one patient per year = Average record size * Number of records per patient
Total space required for one patient per year = 0.30 inches * 1
Next, calculate the total space required for all patients per year by multiplying the space required for one patient by the number of patients per year:
Total space required for all patients per year = Total space required for one patient per year * Number of patients per year
Total space required for all patients per year = (0.30 inches * 1) * 4500
Now, let's calculate the number of shelves needed per year by dividing the total space required for all patients by the length of each shelf:
Number of shelves needed per year = Total space required for all patients per year / Length of each shelf
Number of shelves needed per year = [(0.30 inches * 1) * 4500] / 36 inches
To calculate the number of shelving units needed, divide the number of shelves needed by the number of shelves per unit:
Number of shelving units needed = Number of shelves needed per year / Number of shelves per unit
Number of shelving units needed = [(0.30 inches * 1) * 4500] / 36 inches / 8 shelves per unit
Once you perform this calculation, you will get the number of new shelving units needed for the medical record filing system at the community health center.