Neuropedic - Hospital Central Services, Inc. & Affiliates (HCSC)

HCS Cooperative,Inc.
Membership
OMNICELL continued
System reports are available that allow
cost per unit of service measurements.
It is important for the facility to develop
baseline data against which to measure
future performance and attainment
of expected results. ••
For more information on any of the
Group Purchasing contracts highlighted
in this newsletter, contact account
representative Denise Carr (ext. 4279 or
dcarr@hcsc.org) at 800-444-4272.
Neuropedic: National in Scope,
Local in Focus
Neuropedic is a medical manufacturer
specializing in support for
pressure reduction and pain management.
Servicing the Mid-Atlantic
region, Neuropedic provides a
hands-on approach to fulfilling
customer needs. Sales representatives
work closely with the hospital
clinicians in order to maximize
their time and efforts.
Providing cost-effective and
cost-reducing products in paramount
to Neuropedic’s company
philosophy. They will work closely
at all levels within the healthcare
facility to make the Neuropedic
experience positive and productive.
Examples of how Neuropedic
can save time and money:
• Low-cost stretcher pad
replacements
• Elimination of costly overlays
• Special falls prevention
procedures
• Elimination of bariatric bed
rentals ••
Pennsylvania
Barnes-Kasson Hospital
Blue Mountain Health System
Catholic Health Initiatives
Chester County Hospital
Community Medical Center
Crozer-Keystone Health System
Doylestown Hospital
Geisinger Health System
Good Samaritan Hospital of Lebanon
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital
Grand View Hospital
Guthrie Healthcare System
Greater Hazleton Health Alliance
Jefferson Health System
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Lewistown Hospital
Marian Community Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Towanda
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
Moses Taylor Hospital
Pinnacle Health System
Pocono Medical Center
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center
Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic
Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital and Health System
Temple University Health System
Tyler Memorial Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Health System
University of Pittsburgh Health System
Wayne Memorial Hospital
WellSpan Health System
Westmoreland Health System
Wyoming Valley Health Care System
New Jersey
Atlantic City Medical Center
Atlantic Health System
Hackettstown Community Hospital
Holy Name Hospital
Newton Memorial Hospital
RWJUH-Rahway Hospital
St. Barnabas Healthcare System
St. Clare’s Health Services
Warren Hospital
New York
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Bon Secours Community Hospital of Port Jervis
Franciscan Health System of Warwick
Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern
Hospital Central Services Cooperative, Inc.
2171 28th Street S.W.
Allentown, PA 18103

The HCS Cooperative, Inc.
is an affiliate of
Hospital Central Services,
Inc. & Affiliates,
Allentown, PA
HCS
Cooperative Report
A Report To The Hospital Central Services Cooperative, Inc. Membership
J. Michael Lee
President-CEO
Timothy R. Crimmins
Executive Vice President
Thomas D. Fenstermacher
Vice President,
Finance
James W. Burns
Vice President,
Hospital Central Services
Cooperative, Inc.
William N. Moyer
Vice President,
Marketing Services
Marie S. Clemens
Director, Public Relations
In this Issue:
Laundry/Linen Services
Report
page 1
Group Purchasing
Highlights
page 1
2005
HCSC Golf Outing
Announcement
page 1
Your questions and comments
regarding this publication
are welcome, and should
be directed to the attention of:
Marie S. Clemens
Director, Public Relations
HCS Cooperative, Inc.
2171 28th Street S.W.
Allentown, PA 18103
610/791-2222 800/444-HCSC
(ext. 2293)
mclemens@hcsc.org
FAX: 610/791-2919
www.hcsc.org
Laundry
Highlights...
Linen Coordinators
of the Year
Among the highlights of HCSC’s
annual Linen Coordinators meeting,
held each December, is the
announcement of the Linen
Coordinators of the Year.
The Linen Coordinator of the
Year recipients and hospitals
include: Scott Remaley, Good
Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital,
Allentown, PA; Liz
Veazey, WellSpan Health
System, York & Gettysburg,
PA; Randy Holvey, Greater
Hazleton Health Alliance, Hazleton, PA; and Mechelle
Hopkins, Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ.
The Linen Coordinator of the Year award program was
developed by HCSC-Linen Services to promote, encourage
and recognize continuing linen cost management efforts on
the part of our member hospitals. Each year’s recipients are
presented with a certificate of recognition and a prize at the
annual meeting. A contribution from HCSC is also made to
each of the winner’s facilities, in recognition of their ongoing
efforts and cooperation with
HCSC in maintaining a quality,
cost-effective linen program.
For more information on the
Linen Coordinator of the Year program,
contact Ted Halkias, Director,
Holmes presents a Linen
Coordinator of the Year
award to Scott Remaley.
Lehigh Valley Hospital’s
Christopher Holmes, Chairman
of the Linen Coordinators &
Standardization Committee,
congratulates Liz Veazey
on her award.
Account Relation & Auxiliary Programs,
at 800-444-4272, ext. 2217,
or thalkias@hcsc.org. ••
Save The Date!
The 25th annual HCSC Golf Outing
will take place on Monday, September 19, 2005,
at Brookside Country Club of Allentown,
Macungie, PA.
Invitations are scheduled to be mailed in July 2005.
Group Purchasing
Highlights...
Omnicell, Inc. Provides
Members with Pharmacy &
Medical System Alternatives
Point-of-use technology offers some of the more
dramatic and cost effective ways to reduce supply
costs as well as to improve the productive ability of
staff. The paradox is that the systems are inexpensive
but they're not cheap.
The systems are inexpensive in that they have one
of the shorter, measurable, hard-dollar paybacks of
any capital investment that can be made. The cost
savings aspect goes directly to the bottom line as
opposed to many capital improvements that require
years of discounted revenue improvement to return
their investment.
The systems are not cheap in that they do require a
substantially higher capital investment or lease obligation
than most materials management departments
have been considered for in the past. Depending on
the size and scope of installation, the cost can go into
6 or 7 figures.
The performance areas to measure are:
• Consumption reduction (shrinkage and waste)
• Productivity of both nursing and materials
departments through redundant and remedial
processes.
• Inventory control
• Cost accounting - Decision support, billing and
payer negotiations.
Each facility must determine which are "hard" and
"soft", and which may be significant depending on circumstances
- restricted access areas, reduction of
overtime, perpetually inventoried product which may
need wasting, bundling charges, etc.
Most of these can be measured and are objective.
Most often the "hard" improvements justify the system
and "soft" can be thought of as icing on the cake.
OMNICELL continued on page 2
Volume 7, Issue 2 February 2005