Hospital Clean Room Material Management Bin-Coded Inventory Supply Chain Storage

Hospital clean room material management shelves for greater efficiency

This is the story of how one healthcare facility looked to a unique brand of bin-coded inventory supply chain storage to improve their hospital clean room material management practices. Having decided to design a new state-of-the-art facility, decision-makers wanted to boost the efficiency of their approach and solidify the delivery of care for years to come. Click here to see more on hospital material management shelves in action.

Everything was to be centered around the new facility. In addition to bettering storage density and quickening materials management practices, those involved sought to accomplish a half-dozen things. These included:

Boost the PAR level benchmark of 33
Improve supplies organization and accessibility
Enhance the pace with which increased inventories were managed
Ensure nurses were free to spend increased time with patients
Keep costs down
Surpass the cap of 7,300 supply items on patient floors

With everything the new space was meant to do, it was quickly realized that what was used beforehand for storage – including a combination of wheeled wire carts and permanent shelving – wasn’t going to be able to meet user expectations. If the the 250-bed hospital had any shot of continuing to provide their full range services, while ensuring a higher level of patient care at a greater rate of efficiency, a cutting-edge system to match what was to become the new facility was needed. It had to be flexible enough to optimize storage density while ensuring maximum management efficiency of the hospital clean room.

Securing hospital clean room material management shelves

With a storage expert facilitating the design of a highly efficient and adaptable alternative, the hospital was able to secure 20 units of material management shelves. While a majority of the systems are featured on patient floors, some are also included as part of specialty units in other areas of the facility. This includes cardiac care, intensive care, rehabilitation and the Family Birth Center, just to name a few.

Hospital clean room material management shelves optimize storage density & space

With optimal storage density, the hospital is able to take advantage of the space available within the small clean utility rooms. Every unit was fitted with bin-coded inventory supply chain storage of different sizes, which are comparable from system to system and floor to floor. Those made available to half a dozen primary medical/surgical nursing units are of the same layout and color-coding for consistency. In addition, the bins are bar-coded to expedite inventory counts when used in collaboration with hand-held scanners. With thus, nurses can quickly order supplies whenever and wherever they are needed. Focusing on the color-coded sections of the units also allows for items to be spotted and retrieved easier.

Bin-coded inventory supply chain storage

In addition to providing the entire hospital with speedier, easier access to supplies, the bin-coded inventory supply chain storage is credited with helping the medical facility achieve their goals, including:

Boost PAR levels by 20 for a total of 55
Extend the quantity of supplies on patient floors from 7,298 to 11,896
Streamline operations without having to increase inventory costs or full-time staff
Speed up inventory counts, check expiration dates and replenish supplies
Reduce the time spent looking for supplies, leaving nurses with more opportunity for patient care

Contact us for bin-coded inventory supply chain storage

Southwest Solutions Group® provides design and installation services of bin-coded inventory supply chain storage. We provide free consultations to determine you and your business’s exact needs before the design process begins. To learn more or to speak with a storage specialist, call us at 1-800-803-1083 or send us a message today.