Arrow recognizes problems
that managers have to deal with on a consistent daily basis.
Keeping costs down while maintaining service and quality.
Surgeons want access to the latest products and surgical techniques.
On busy days, cases scheduled later in the day get delayed while sets
are cleaned and sterilized.
Instruments often need repair.
Heavy use takes a toll, causing the need for reinsulation to avoid
accidental patient burns.
Capital funds are not available to replace instruments.
Layoffs of OR management and staff, driving down morale and piling work
on those who remain.
Admonishments to work faster with fewer resources
Managers face many of the same pressures staff nurses do, only
intensified.
Asked to name their biggest challenges, managers have no trouble ticking
off the big three - cost, cost, cost.
The Instrument Management Team at Arrow Medical can provide an
ICS™ program to help facilitate a productive and cost-effective solution.
We need to support our OR nurse managers who are down in the trenches, interact
with them, and facilitate what they are doing. During implementation, staff member
and surgeon questions are handled by an ICS™ person who observes and coaches in the
OR. Regular weekly checks by an Arrow Representative of the sets provides multiple
benefits including
- Assurance of quality process (eg, proper assembly, smooth function of all
instruments, insulation intact, scissors sharp);
- Answers for staff questions one-on-one; and
- A regular check on backup supplies
ICS™ Benefits
No capital dollars tied up in rapidly changing technology.
Lower cost per procedure resulting in continuous savings.
Eliminates costly instrument obsolescence.
Customized program to meet your changing
needs.
Surgeon instrument demands fulfilled.
Sufficient sets to accommodate the worst
O.R. schedule.
Instrument sets are complete.
On site trained technician to inspect,
replace, maintain instruments and equipment.
No back-orders or repairs to track.
Specialty sets for advanced procedures.
Eliminates need for disposable
instrumentation.
Eliminates insulation problems.
