Given these benefts, the pharmacy manager decided to swap out all eighty-fve of
her cold storage units in favor of medical-grade, NSF/ANSI 456 certifed GX Solutions
cold storage units from Helmer Scientifc.
After replacing her eighty-fve mismatched units with GX solutions refrigerators, the
pharmacy manager had this to say:
“Since switching, we have not experienced temperature excursions, and the units
maintain their setpoint. They are reliable and consistent, which is a huge relief for me
and my team, as the previous units were a big point of stress and diffcult to manage.”
In addition to peace of mind and reduced staff burden, the hospital has experienced
several unexpected benefts from standardizing.
•
Reduction in noise output – At roughly the noise output of a quiet library, Helmer
GX solutions reduce distractions and improve experience on patient foors.
•
Effciency from standardization – Staff need only learn the systems once and can
successfully operate any cold storage unit in the hospital.
•
Reduced down-time – As a bulwark for reliability in the medical-grade refrigeration
industry, Helmer’s GX Solutions are designed and tested to perform under
extreme conditions, providing performance and reliability for the long-term.
•
Repair and maintenance effciencies – Since all eighty-fve units are Helmer units,
the biomedical staff requires technical knowledge for fewer units, allowing for
easier and faster repairs, more effcient preventative maintenance, and the ability
to carry replacement parts on-hand.
When asked about the investment to standardize to Helmer GX Solutions cold storage
units, the pharmacy manager replied, “Switching to Helmer refrigerators has been a
night and day difference.”
The standardization process was so successful that the health system has now added
Helmer cold storage units as a standard part of the blueprint for any facility expansion
or renovation.
CONCLUSION
Medical-grade cold storage is imperative for hospitals and health systems that value
patient outcomes. Trends in diagnostics and medicine demand higher volume and
higher levels of precision for temperature sensitive materials.
The increased demand for cold storage will add operational complexity for both
clinical staff and biomedical teams. Investing in reliable cold storage across
the care setting can reduce complexity by creating uniform processes for staff
operators, reducing technical knowledge burden on biomedical teams, streamlining
parts ordering and, as the pharmacy manager put it, “having the peace of mind is
priceless”.
“Switching
to Helmer
refrigerators has
been a night and
day difference.”
“Having the
peace of mind is
priceless.”
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