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Ideas Work
That
T
he disposable
plastic bags we
used to use to
transport flexible cys-
toscopes to and from
the sterile processing
department cost $1.80
each. Each of our four
procedure rooms are
filled with seven proce-
dures a day, so we
wasted a lot of bags —
and a lot of money. We
recently purchased six
sturdy, reusable lidded
containers on Amazon
for $90. The containers
support and protect
the scopes while
they're in transit and
are cleanable. We've saved about $8,100 over the course of a
year since making the switch from bags to bins.
Lore Wieler, RN, BSN, CNOR
Urology Health Surgery Center
Huntington Valley, Pa.
lwieler@uhsurology.com
• SAFE ARRIVAL Patrice Felsher, LPN, examines a clean flexible cysto-
scope, which arrived from sterile processing in the container to her left and
will be placed in the container to her right after the procedure.
ON THE MOVE
Endoscope Bins Save Money and Plastic
Urology
Health
Surgery
Center
