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Archive > October, 2009 Vol. X, No. 10

How We Saved $2 Million on Supplies

Here are 10 strategies a Florida hospital used to tame its inventory and reel in big savings.

Judi Proctor, MBA, CMRP

While knocking a few dollars off suture expenses or reducing surgical glove costs might seem like looking for loose change in your facility's couch, it's those overlooked coins that can add up to big-dollar savings. Here at Munroe Regional Medical Center, the following supply-saving strategies have us on pace to save $2 million this year in supply costs alone. That's one big couch, isn't it?

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