It’s all possible with Xpress™ technology and a TransLogic® pneumatic tube system.
The Challenge
A 1,200 bed hospital may have 8,000 or more PTS transactions a day. When the lab, ED, nursing, and pharmacy are distanced by more than a thousand feet (whether in separate buildings or wings), standard pressure vacuum pneumatic tube systems can leave users waiting.
The Details
Before converting an existing pressure vacuum system to TransLogic Xpress PTS, one teaching hospital in the southeast routinely registered 92 seconds per carrier sent between the lab and ED. That’s over 1.5 minutes for a carrier to arrive at its destination, every single transaction. Over 8,000 times a day.
After converting the high-volume departments to Xpress, PTS transaction time dropped to 15 seconds per send, resulting in a 400% improvement in wait time.
The Outcome
Staff gladly gained over 10.5 hours back each day. Peak hours no longer create bottlenecks in the lab or delays in delivering patient care. Workflow efficiency rose, improving staff utilization.
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