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OR Excellence Awards 2015 - September 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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we've remained stable or decreased costs for our vendors," she says. The way supplies are purchased is also important. Supplies are ordered in small batches — a week at a time — to avoid hoard- ing unnecessary inventory, says Ms. Natal. Staff are also the ones in charge of using the center's bar- coding system to determine the supplies needed for the week. This process keeps staff aware of the costs and supplies needed to run the center, says Ms. Natal. "Our staff does most of the ordering, and they now understand the importance of keeping just what we need to get through the week on the shelf, and not hoarding supplies that might otherwise expire," she says. This team effort to wrangle in costs lets the center make a commit- ment to care for the community, says Ms. Natal. "We understand that not everyone can afford health care, but we don't want to limit access to care," she adds. "One of the reasons we're able to do this is because we really watch our costs." — Kendal Gapinski 5 5 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5 | O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y . N E T z STOCKING UP Rockford only orders a week's worth of supplies at a time. Erica Natal, BSN, MHA, MBA

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