New technologies help all kinds of organisations improve their efficiency and facilitate management processes. Organisations need to focus on their key processes in order to give their clients and users value.
Hospitals all around the world are experiencing a revolution in the automation of their resource management processes, whether regarding pharmacy, consumable or PPE resources. RFID technology and inventory management software are just a few of the trends on the rise.
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Advantages of surgical scrub suit dispensers
Surgical scrub suit dispensers help manage medical apparel and the PPE of healthcare professionals. The management of these elements with dispenser or vending machines gives hospitals the following advantages:
- Time savings: Administrative-logistical tasks, such as undertaking inventories, managing orders, receiving products and delivering them to users, involve additional red tape for hospital personnel. The implementation of surgical scrub suit dispensers entails time savings for the personnel in charge of said processes.
- Cost control and guarantee of efficient resource use: Both public and private hospitals have to effectively control their costs by making the most of their resources. Surgical scrub suit dispensers allow for greater product control, resulting in a 30 to 40% decrease in consumption.
- Organisation: Dispensers ensure that the products are organised by size, guarantee hygienic storage and provide controlled access and inventories. In addition, COVID-19 has highlighted the essential need to ensure the availability of medical PPE in emergency and supply shortage situations.
Innovative medical supplies
Image 1 below shows a common situation in hospital changing and pre-op rooms. In the photo, single-use surgical scrub suits can be seen on normal shelves. The products are disorganised, there is no traceability of use, sizes are mixed up and there is no inventory.
Medline helps its customers improve on this situation, going from being a mere product supplier to a service partner. Through an alliance with specialised partners, like Gesmatik, Medline helps hospitals move from the situation highlighted in image 1 to the situation in image 2 thanks to a single-use surgical scrub suit dispenser and control system.
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What do Medline surgical scrub suit dispensers offer?
The Medline surgical scrub suit dispenser system includes:
- An exclusive dispenser or vending machine system that keeps different product sizes well-organised. With a large product storage capacity, the products are always kept in order and protected from contamination.
- A control panel where authorised users identify themselves and select the product they want.
- Medstock management software, which is connected to the internet, provides both information and benefits to the different individuals involved:
- Hospital managers can manage user profiles and restrict access, establishing authorised users and limiting the number of products they can take out of the machine.
- Managers have access to real-time use statistics, obtaining detailed information on who has taken what and when from the machine.
- Medline can monitor the stock situation in real time and know when the products have to be replenished, guaranteeing service excellence and avoiding stock shortages.
Hospitals can compare the advantages and savings that the surgical scrub suit dispensers provide from day one. If you would like further information on the scrub suit dispensers and the logistic services Medline provides, please visit our website.
Edurne Madina
Key Account Manager for Gesmatik Europe
Edurne has 12 years of experience in the innovative and relatively new sector of logistical process automation with the latest dispenser technology and cloud software. She is responsible for supporting large clients and managing item features and the logistical processes involved in perfectly adapting technological solutions to client needs.
2 March 2022
