February 14, 2023 – Case carts are crucial within a hospital or surgery center. A fully stocked cart, with all of the necessary supplies and instruments for a surgical case, needs to get to the OR on time to maximize efficiency. Carts getting to the OR late or without crucial items can cause chaos in the OR and plays havoc with the surgery schedule. Metro decided to go directly to the users to find out the biggest problems with the carts they were currently using and work on real solutions. Here are the biggest problems Metro heard from customers and distributor partners.
Case carts house many vital components for a surgery including surgical packs, supplies, and instruments. Most carts have no system that tells an outside observer if something is missing. Many hospitals use orange traffic cones on the tops of carts to indicate there are missing items!
Metro designed their new CaseVue™ Surgical Case Carts with four color indicators clearly visible on the top of the cart that identifies the status of the cart. If it has a green indicator showing, the cart is ready for use. Orange means there is a missing product, blue indicates a cancelled case, and red indicates biohazard waste on board and that the cart needs cleaning. The colors can also be customized to your facility needs.
Read more in the latest issue of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting.