This 123-bed hospital turned to Advantus’ partnership with Cintas for a fully-managed, automated scrub program – and saw cost savings, improved compliance, and happier clinicians.
Like many hospitals, Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital struggled to keep clean scrubs available for clinicians. Clean scrubs sat on a wire rack and were restocked twice a day manually. This model created several friction points, including:
- Unpredictable availability
- Inconsistent quality
- Hidden financial costs
- Operational burden
With hidden costs mounting and clinicians dissatisfied, hospital leadership sought a solution that would guarantee scrub availability, improve infection control compliance, and reduce overall spend.
The objective was to implement an accountable, data-driven program that would work not just at Mary Immaculate Hospital, but could scale across Bon Secours Mercy Health’s network of hospitals long-term. .
Advantus worked with Mary Immaculate to assess the problem and identify Cintas’ Automated Scrub Dispensing Program was the right solution. One year after launching the Cintas program, this hospital saw the following improvements:
- 37% reduction in scrub-related laundry costs
- 99% reduction in missing or unreturned scrubs
- Elimination of hidden charges
- Improved compliance and safety
- Happier clinicians and better OR efficiency
- Scalable success across the health system
