Sturdy Memorial Hospital, a 142-bed full-service health system, is committed to balancing high-quality patient care with operational efficiency. By leveraging Blue.Point’s product utilization tool in partnership with Yankee Alliance, the hospital recently uncovered an unexpected savings opportunity within a common commodity: patient slippers.

The analytics from Blue.Point revealed that Sturdy Memorial’s slipper usage was more than four times higher than any other Yankee Alliance member. This outlier prompted the Sturdy Value Analysis (VA) team, spearheaded by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), to conduct random audits of their departments to observe patient slippers and see exactly how and where they were being used.

Blue.Point solutions revealed:

• Sturdy was placing 1-2 pairs of patient slippers in their “welcome bins”.
• Every patient receiving any MRI, CT Scan, or Ultrasound was given a pair of slippers to use to walk from the changing area to the radiology suite.

Guided by these insights, Sturdy shifted away from “welcome bins”, replacing them with a more concierge service approach. Additionally, patient receiving any MRI, CT Scan, or Ultrasound were given a pair of slippers to use to walk from the changing area to the radiology suite.

By implementing utilization changes, Sturdy Memorial Hospital achieved $19,500 in savings without compromising the patient experience. By combining Blue.Point’s product utilization tool with strong clinical leadership, Sturdy Memorial has set a new standard for how small commodities can make a big impact on their bottom line.

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