The Problem with Intra-hospital Transportation and Traditional IV Poles

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The Pain Point

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Hospital caregivers are expected to safely and quickly move patients…this is what they encounter.

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This leads to a chain reaction of problems for the hospital, its staff and patients.

Medical pumps and monitoring devices have become bigger and more cumbersome and the IV poles designed to support them have not kept

pace.

More and More Equipment

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Today’s intra-hospital patient transportation is based off of principals from the 1950’s

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Finite resources are now being used to push patient equipment.

Strain on Staff

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Sometimes it takes as many as 4 people to transport a patient…what else could this skilled staff be doing?

• IV line pulls• Increased wait time to receive care• Increased chance of infection

Negative Patient Outcomes

Bloodstream Infection (IV line pulls)

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• Workman’s comp claim• Nurse workplace injuries are ranked # 2 in the

U.S.

• Inefficient use of staff• Pulling nursing and other staff away from patients

to help move equipment

• Bloodstream infections• 250,000 annually in the U.S. • More than 12% mortality rate

The Problem Creates

Hospitals have to pay these costs!

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With rising healthcare costs and limited hospital resources a solution is needed…

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The IV Suspension System (ISS) is an intrahospital transport system for patient equipment that helps reduce costs and increases safety in hospitals

• Supports multiple pieces of patient medical equipment (up to 8 pumps).

• Automatically attaches, locks and retracts off of the floor to any brand patient bed, transport cart, gurney or wheelchair.

• Equipment is easily transported hands-free by one staff member.

The Streamline Solution

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Safer, More Efficient Hospitals

• Increases efficiency

• Creates a safer transport for staff and patients

• Contributes to reduced costs to the hospital and patients

Bring the focus back to patient care

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