The document discusses the benefits of installing a pneumatic tube system in a hospital. It states that installing such a system could cut 10 minutes off lab test turnaround times, treat critical patients more timely, and reduce costs compared to using human couriers. Studies cited showed hospitals with tube systems reduced times for lab tests like chemistries by 18 minutes and CBCs by 19 minutes. Faster treatment enabled by shorter turnaround times could improve the hospital's competitiveness and reputation while maintaining quality of care. The proposal is to install a basic tube system connecting the ER and labs for approximately $100,000, which would pay for itself over time in savings compared to alternative courier transport methods.

2.  The hospital has just been
recertified as a Trauma IV center.
It is crucial that the turn around
times for labs should improve on
what we are currently seeing.
Installing the pneumatic tube
system can cut minutes off of
critical results that can make the
difference in serious situations.

3.  Install the pneumatic tube system and
see significant changes in patients’ result
times.

4.  The proposal to install the
pneumatic tube system
would cut up to ten minutes
on turn around time or faster,
treat critical patients in a
more timely manner, and
cut costs on human couriers
over the long run.

5.  By installing the pneumatic tube
system all hospital sizes can see
savings of millions of dollars per
year.
 With using this system the treatment
of patients will be at a more timely
rate resulting in being able to treat
more patients and have a better
reputation for the quicker service.

6.  Over the course of the year studies have
been done on the turn around times of
ER patients. Over multiple studies done it
is shown that blood sits too long down in
the ER until someone can walk it to the
lab. The long wait times for lab results
leads to longer time for treatment and
the inability to treat trauma cases faster.

7.  If the pneumatic tube system it can cut
down on turn around times dramatically.
It was shown in a study that hospitals that
have the tube system cut times for
chemistries from 55.9 minutes to 37.2
minutes and hematology tubes (CBC)
from 55.6 minutes to 36.3 minutes (Hayes
2008)

8.  Using this tube system not only gives
faster results, but the quality is not
affected by using this feature. Also, by
installing and utilizing the tube system it
cuts the need for a courier or taking a
person from the ER that might be
needed for a trauma patient. This would
also save the hospital money from
paying for another employee.

9.  Typical costs for a basic tube system that
runs from ER department and the patient
floors to the lab is about $100,000. This
cost seems high, but it includes a service
contract and training for the entire
hospital by the professionals.

10.  Utilizing this system can really positively
affect the hospital and the treatment of its’
patients.
 If the ER can give faster treatment and still
maintain quality work it can make them
competitive in regards to other local
hospitals and let the patients see the great
care they are getting.
 Quarterly evaluation will be done to monitor
effective turn around time and patient
surveys will be given to also get their input.

11.  The changes and upgrading that is
occurring throughout the hospital by
including this system into the changes it
will not disrupt any work going on
throughout the hospital and it will make it
an easy transition.
 Installing the tube system will keep us in
competition with the local hospitals who
are also using this system

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 Hayes Clinical Research Support (2010). The Pneumatic Tube System
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Reduces Turnaround Times Without Affecting Sample Quality.
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