The Benefits of Using Point of Care Storage & Automated Central Storage in Healthcare Facilities
Efficient, secure storage in healthcare facilities can drive improvements in quality of care and patient satisfaction while reducing burnout in healthcare practitioners. There are two points of storage that can be vastly improved with a specialized, automated storage solution: Point-of-care or patient bedside storage, and central storage.
Point of Care Storage
Because the Nurse Server is available when and where a nurse needs it, it saves them time from having to gather prescriptions and supplies from central storage. Since these cupboards are reachable from the hallway, it is simpler to restock them without going into the patient’s room. Additional justifications for hospital storage taking place in the patient’s room include the following:
- Better patient care: When supplies are stored in patients’ rooms, nurses can spend more time with them and give them high-quality treatment.
- Increased efficiency: because pharmacists don’t have to wait for patients to vacate their rooms before restocking medication.
- Increased patient satisfaction: Because medical supply restocking takes place outside of the room, patients are less agitated and can sleep more soundly.
- Less waste: When supplies are available in the patient and nurse server cabinets, there is no need to overstock the rooms and discard any unused supplies.
When the appropriate tools are available, many people perform at their peak levels. For nurses, this fact is especially true. When nurses have the supplies they require when they require them, their performance is at its highest. For this reason, every patient room design must include a nurse server cabinet.
Automated Central Storage
Central storage is due for an update. An automated Vertical Lift Module system can meaningfully reduce friction for nurses and other healthcare and hospital staff. Staff members save time by not having to walk back and forth or up and down aisles looking for the proper products on rack storage since the computerized carousel delivers items straight to the user. The carousel also allows for row and bin-specific storage of items, which makes stocking and retrieval easier and more effective.
Automated central storage makes one-off picking easier, as well as the restocking of point-of-care storage. We have observed carousel storage being used for linens and apparel, as well as by hospital maintenance departments, in addition to surgical instruments and other supplies. Check out the Complete Beginner’s Guide to VLM’s on our sister companies, Midwest Storage Solutions, site.
These two storage solutions can transform a healthcare facility into a productivity machine that is able to focus on patient care instead of wasting time tracking down supplies. Contact us today to explore more about how a nurse server or an automated central storage system can help you!
