A 512-bed acute-care community hospital is planning to install a wireless system. The steering committee is planning a site visit to observe the wireless system in action. Which site would be the most suitable for the committee to visit?
1. A 36-bed state-of-the-art open-heart intensive care unit at a hospital that uses the same vendor's equipment and services
2. A 496-bed acute-care hospital utilizing another vendor with similar equipment and services
3. A 485-bed acute-care community hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services
4. A 712-bed acute-tertiary care hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services
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Rationale: Most suitable for the committee to visit is the 485-bed acute-care community hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services. Site visits allow the vendor's system under consideration to be seen in action at a location that is comparable in size and providing similar services.
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