Mary Hamilton of Methodist Hospital

"I've been working with CENTiCARE's equipment in various departments and capacities of my hospital. They always bend over backwards to provide me the equipment I'm looking for. And if they don't have it, they will custom-make one for me.

Their I.V. poles are the best I've ever worked with. Recently, CENTiCARE came in to the OR and worked with the anesthesia team to modify and update their current CENTiCARE poles (which were over fifteen years old) to like-new condition. It cost half the price of buying all-new poles.

While they were there, they noticed several employees' lab-chairs were still in good condition, other than old, rusty casters which were locking up and making the chair immobile. With a follow-up call, the chairs' casters were replaced, and the chairs are performing better now than when they were new."

Mary Hamilton
Registered Nurse
Methodist Hospital
St. Louis Park, MN

Mike Ludvigson of Children’s Hospitals and Clinics*

Injury data prior to implementing the CENTiCARE linen cart system only includes injuries that specifically mention linen handling as the source. This is information only from the Minneapolis clinic. So, in reality, the injury numbers could be much higher.

	1992-1997	• Number of injuries: 19 • Lost time: 82 days • Restricted time: 542 days • Conservative Estimate of Cost to Hospital: $34,600 (this did not include replacement cost, retraining, or overtime)
	1998	• Number of injuries: 6 • Lost time: 100 days • Restricted time: 131 days
	First Quarter of 1999	• Number of injuries: 1 • Restricted time: 28 days
	Remainder of 1999	The CENTiCARE Linen System was implemented at the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses by year-end 1999. The Safety Committee monitored linen related injuries for one year after the new hamper system was implemented.
	2000	• Number of injuries: 0 injuries • Lost time: 0 days • Restricted time: 0 days

*Information provided by the Environmental Services team in two Minneapolis, MN test hospitals. This is not an endorsement from these hospitals, just the documented findings from their Safety Committee after the CENTiCARE Linen System was implemented.

Mike Ludvigson
Environmental Services
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
Minneapolis, MN

Steve Sell of Lakeview Hospital

"I have done business with CENTiCARE for over fifteen years. Initially we found them as the answer for our ongoing problems locating a very good quality IV pole that was affordable. Since then I have purchased a number of other products that reflect the consistent quality that I have come to expect. In addition, the service is outstanding. A recent example was when the CEO of the company personally came to the Hospital and assisted in upgrading our laundry cart covers. He backs up his products unlike most other vendors I've been in contact with."

Steve Sell
Director of Material Services
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN