HSPP - Facilities Management - University of Virginia

Mission Statement for Health
System Physical Plant
Our mission is to support the Health
System environment of care plans by
providing a safe, functional and
supportive environment for our staff,
visitors and especially our patients.
Operations Summary – Narrative
Overview
Health System Physical Plant (HSPP)
strives for excellence in providing
facilities management support for the
facilities, utilities, and operations in
support of the University of Virginia
Health System.
To maintain excellence in service and
operations HSPP employs wellestablished
programs for preventive
maintenance, corrective maintenance,
major maintenance, and maintenance
reserves. Operations are divided into
four maintenance zones and a zone
support department.
Utilization of a Zone Maintenance
program enables a highly developed,
professional maintenance staff to
acquire an in-depth knowledge of
assigned buildings and develop a close
working relationship with customers.
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Code Compliance / Fire and Life
Safety
Compliance with Life Safety and Code
regulations remains one of HSPP’s top
priorities. In an effort to facilitate and
regulate compliance, the following
program and improvement has been
established:
Reorganization of the elevator
crew and fire alarm repair
technicians was completed this
year
9 staff members left HSPP to join
a larger University wide crew of
Fire Alarm Technicians and
Elevator Mechanics.
The staff remains focused on Medical
Center work and remain based in the
Medical Center, but are organizationally
based in the larger FM organization.
Buildings/Utilities
Routine and emergency service work is
performed 24 hours daily, seven days a
week, to meet Medical Center demands.
A full staff of maintenance specialists,
averaging 180 employees, is available
daily from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Afterhours
and weekend service work is
handled by a staff of 14 Master
Maintenance Technicians.