and tossing it in the trash, why not follow the lead of Memorial
Hermann Surgery Center in The Woodlands, Texas, the
winner of the 2018 OR Excellence Award for Environmental
Stewardship?
The staff at Memorial Hermann are so driven to reuse blue wrap
that they're even finding ways to use it outside the workplace. Mary
Chiasson, RN, the director of nursing, shares a few clever examples:
as a drop cloth when you're painting, to wipe windows (it doesn't
leave behind lint) and to wrap breakables (it's very pliable, soft and it
doesn't stain your hands like newspaper).
"I just took a garbage-bag full of it home to have on hand," says Ms.
Chiasson, who wraps it around some of the smaller plants in her yard
on chilly nights. "Last year, during Hurricane Harvey, a few of our
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• HOLD THIS The OR team places specimens on blue wrap.
Mary
L.
Chiasson,
RN
• BLUE PERIOD Blue wraps make a great drop cloth when
painting.
Mary
L.
Chiasson,
RN
