For improving OR efficiency and productivity, implementations in hospitals all over the world tell a compelling story about time management, inventory management, waste management, sustainability, and being able to deliver more surgical procedures safely. The results add up, and it’s easy to get a picture of the value you can gain from procedure trays, both from our value calculator tool and from real-world stories of OR efficiency success.
Looking at hospitals’ OR efficiency metrics in several countries, Mölnlycke procedure trays contribute to significant improvements to:
- The number of surgeries performed and OR capacity
- More fluid workflows in the OR
- Improved working environment and less staff stress
- Reductions in preparation time
- Staff efficiency and more time to focus on patients
Keep exploring to learn more about how hospitals in Finland, Italy, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates have optimised their operating rooms for maximum efficiency, achieving measurable quality and efficiency gains.
Tray changes increase procedures by 17% in Finland
‘Splitting two existing Mölnlycke® ProcedurePak® trays into four new trays – and colour coding for easier stock management – helped Coxa Hospital in Finland boost its efficiency.’
Tarmo Martikainen CEO at Coxa Hospital , Finland
Tarmo Martikainen, CEO at Coxa Hospital
Coxa increased the number of procedures performed by 17% and incorporated lean processes into its daily work.
‘We were satisfied with previous Mölnlycke Procedure Trays. Still, Mölnlycke picked up on our OR development project and spontaneously proposed a review of the trays and added a colour coding system’.
‘The numerous variations of instruments and materials in our field of specialisation require meticulous organisation. Mölnlycke acts as a true partner in this process.’
Trays create a procedural revolution in Italy
Medical research leader Umberto Parini Regional Hospital has relied on Mölnlycke® products since 2014, enabling a procedural revolution for surgical teams and an economic turnaround for the administration. In 2017, they ran a trial of the Mölnlycke Procedure tray for laparoscopic cholecystectomy to evaluate the economic benefits of implementing this new surgical approach.
Dr. Paolo Millo, Head of the Surgery facility, explains how the success of the trial has led to the expanded use of the procedure sets.
Dr. Paolo Milo, Head of Surgery at Umberto Parini Regional Hospital, Italy
‘The introduction of the Mölnlycke Procedure trays has made operating theatre activities more fluid and helped to create a better working environment on every level.’
Dr. Paolo Milo Head of Surgery Umberto Parini Regional Hospital
‘The introduction of the Mölnlycke Procedure trays has made operating theatre activities more fluid and helped to create a better working environment on every level.’
Dr. Paolo Milo Head of Surgery Umberto Parini Regional Hospital
Swiss hospital saves valuable time on operations
With the adoption of customised procedure trays, the surgeons and nursing staff of the GZO Spital Wetzikon hospital in Switzerland have developed great confidence in the quality of Mölnlycke®’s range of products. Custom procedure trays are tailored to meet the hospital’s specific requirements, contributing to streamlined workflows for greater OR efficiency.
According to Head Surgeon Dr. Alexander Gogos
‘We have an excellent collaboration with Mölnlycke. The pathways are very short. As a result of these trays we have been able to achieve the optimisation of our own procedures. We have achieved a standardisation which has had only a positive effect on our entire workflow.’
Save prep time and boost staff efficiency and OR capacity with Mölnlycke procedure trays
Thousands of hospitals in more than 60 countries depend on Mölnlycke® surgical ProcedurePak® trays, including Al Wakra Hospital in Qatar.
Al Wakra hospital
Seeking cost efficiencies and optimisation of both material inventory and OR use, customised Mölnlycke® ProcedurePak® trays contribute to time savings, simplified ordering and inventory processes, and the possibility for increasing the number of surgical procedures – all providing cost control per intervention.
Thanks to Mölnlycke® ProcedurePak® trays, the hospital has seen a reduction in internal order and delivery time, optimised stock management, and a simplified OR supply chain, which generates time savings of 15 to 20 minutes per surgical intervention, allowing for increased OR utilisation. Time savings equals improved OR capacity, opening the door for a greater number of procedures and surgical care for more patients. This also reduces costs thanks to improved productivity.
All with the underlying goal of achieving staff and OR efficiency to make more time to focus on patient care.
For Al Wakra Hospital, the ProcedurePak® Value Report outcomes exceeded expectations of the end users (OT nurses) and aligned with expectations for patient safety.