Shelley is the new health information management file room supervisor at Diamonte Hospital. Upon entering the file room she notices that the files are cramped and there is no room on the shelves to file any new charts. Shelley determines that it is critically necessary to order additional shelving to increase the file shelf space to store all of Diamonte's records. The facility has approximately 3,000 discharges each year. They keep 2 years of paper records on site. The average thickness of a record is 1 inch. They currently have 10 shelving units and each unit has five shelves and is 36 inches wide. How many additional filing units should Shelley order?

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Shelley needs to store 6,000 records (3,000 discharges per year for 2 years). Each record is 1 inch thick, so 6,000 inches of shelving is needed. Each shelving unit has 5 shelves, each 36 inches wide, providing 180 inches per unit. Currently, they have 10 units, providing 1,800 inches. They need 6,000 inches total, so they need an additional 4,200 inches. Dividing 4,200 inches by 180 inches per unit gives 23.33, so they need 24 additional units.

Shelley Is the New Health Information Management File Room Supervisor