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53 Executive Briefing: that an average OR minute cost $23. Making the argument for ONE TRAY® with that data was powerful. At $23 a minute, an hour saved in the OR adds up to over $1,300. If that happens a couple of times a week, the return on investment becomes clear." Community Memorial Hospital ordered 75 ONE TRAY® containers and they were delivered within just a couple of days. To date, the results of the program have been universally positive. "Now that surgeons see the reduction in OR delays due to compromised wraps, they are happy," Mr. Perry said. "Before ONE TRAY®, those delays happened several times a week. There are no more situations where scrub techs pick up a tray that had a hole in its wrapper and mistakenly put it down on the sterile field. When that happens, you have to tear the entire field down. We've also eliminated immediate use steam sterilization." In addition, the ONE TRAY® system generates less waste. Although Community Memorial Hospital doesn't track waste volumes formally, Mr. Perry has observed that there used to be two to three bags of trash after every case, and now it's just one. Most importantly, patient safety has been maintained. As Mr. Perry explained, "For all of us in healthcare, the primary concern is the patient's well-being. It's our responsibility to eliminate as many variables and prevent as many infections as possible. We've had no change in our [surgical site infection] rates after adopting ONE TRAY®. In fact, everyone loves the technology so much that I just ordered 15 more containers." One Tray surrounds its innovative technology with client education and support The ONE TRAY® team is committed to educating and supporting partner organizations during every step of the journey to containerized sterilization. "Barbara Ann Harmer, ONE TRAY®'s Vice President of clinical services, has been amazing for clinician-to-clinician discussions. That dialogue gave me the ammunition needed to have intelligent conversations with other stakeholders in my organization," Mr. Perry said. "I could also sleep well at night, knowing that this technology is the best thing for the organization and patients." Mr. Netroe also interacted extensively with the ONE TRAY® team to become an expert on the technology. He has used that information to educate surveyors from The Joint Commission and other accreditation bodies about ONE TRAY®'s approach to sterilization. Mr. Netroe has also closely examined the design of the ONE TRAY®. "The way ONE TRAY® constructed the gasket and filter in their container to allow for the sterilization of medical devices, is genius compared to competitors," he said. Conclusion Hospitals and health systems are recognizing that ONE TRAY® can support patient safety, while maintaining operational efficiency and safeguarding financial viability. According to Mr. Perry, "Orthopedic surgery represents the largest portion of the revenues generated by our hospital. It just makes sense to protect our patients and to protect the business. We saw that we could ensure the fiscal health of the organization by making a small investment in ONE TRAY®." Mr. Netroe is also a fan. "When I first came across ONE TRAY®, I was a staunch opponent, but now I feel like it's the ultimate tool for SPD managers to have in their arsenal. It's the biggest game changer in sterile processing that I've seen over the last 10 years." n ONE TRAY® provides a solution that allows facilities to meet demands head on by processing loaner, consignment, and high turn hospital instrumentation in a fraction of the time it takes sterile wrap or other rigid containers. American Made and backed by our Lifetime Warranty, ONE TRAY® is committed to patient safety and providing years of effective and reliable service. Partner this with EZ-TRAX™ and MAXIMIZE reprocessing of orthopedic sets with the ability to take 6-8 trays down to 2-3. This saves approximately 3 hours in reprocessing per case resulting in approximately 75% reduction in cost and labor to process TJA instrumentation. No need to process unnecessary vendor trays costing your facility time and money. Increase cases per day, do MORE surgeries in LESS trays and mitigate cancellations and delays with ONE TRAY® and EZ-TRAX™. "Now that surgeons see the reduction in OR delays due to compromised wraps, they are happy. Before ONE TRAY®, those delays happened several times a week." Warren Perry, BSN, RN, RNFA, CNOR, Director of Surgical Services at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, N.Y.

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