Some of the organizations we
do business with are:

• Kaiser Permanente
• CHW
• Veteran's Administration
• Sutter
• Tenet
• Scripps
• Sharp
• University Hospitals
• Banner

We have provided services to the following GPOs:

• Amerinet
  
• Ariba (Reptrax Member)
  
• Broadline
  
• HCA
  
• Magnet
  
• MedAssets
  
• MHA/DM
  
• Novation
  
• PDM Healthcare
  
• Premier
• VA

Safe Patient Handling Programs: Are They Needed?

The American Nursing Association has taken a path to redesign federal and state policies regarding safe patient handling procedures. The campaign promoting safe patient handling and prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders to the nursing workforce is here. The Healthcare Industry can no longer accept individual nurses being responsible for lifting patients in excess of one hundred pounds. The data tells us now is the time for change. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the following ranking for back sprains and strains in the workplace:

• #1 – Nurses Aides and Attendants
• #2 – Truck Drivers
• #6 – Registered Nurses
• #8 – Construction Workers

Additional research among nurses has shown:

• 52% of nurses complain about chronic back pain
• 12% of nurses consider leaving nursing because of back pain
• 38% suffer from occupational-related back pain requiring lost work days

Healthcare Facilities should not look at workplace injuries as just an expense of doing business. Patient handling injuries are preventable, which means we can eliminate the Workers’ Compensation cost associated with these injuries and add to the bottom line. For more information, visit our Justification page.