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thalmic equipment," says Mr. Foster. It was a move that wasn't possible years earlier. That's part of outsourcing's plus: It lets you add a
specialty with little risk or investment.
Peace of mind
JCMG Surgery Center in Jefferson City, Mo., hosts about 8 cataract
procedures every Tuesday, so it makes financial sense to outsource
the service, says Natasha Gladbach, RN, lead holding and PACU nurse
at the facility. Reps from the outsourcing company set up their equipment Monday evening, spend the night in a local hotel and return first
thing in the morning. "We like the system and the equipment is state
of the art," says. Ms. Gladbach. "We've really been impressed."
She recently attended a seminar where she learned that post-op infections in cataract patients have been linked to the improper flushing and
cleaning of instruments and equipment. Working with an outsourcing
company can lessen those risks. "They run the equipment every day and
know it so well," says Ms. Gladbach. "That familiarity offers us peace of
mind."
Saving for the future
Mark Vandersnick, RN, is the operating room manager at Sanford
Worthington Medical Center in Worthington, Minn., a facility that hosts
25 to 35 cataract cases each month. Would he like to move his facility's
cataract services in-house? "I think about it repeatedly," he says. "But
right now, I've got too many things on my plate," including trying to get
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