On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:58:23 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

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On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:05:00 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

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On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:40:55 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

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That blanket is thrown away. I bought one last month and they told me
I could take it home if I wanted.
I agree the prices are inflated. Brill points out several reasons why.

No, it's not. Yes, you could take it home, but hospital soft goods are
washed and re-used.



The blanket they charge you for comes in a factory sealed bag and once
the bag is opened, they throw it away. These are typically OR supplies
and with the number of infections they get sued for they are not
taking chances. That was straight from the OR nurse who sold me the
blanket.

Nope. Not true at all. I have direct knowledge in this. But, let's just
say that your untrue statement was true. Do you think it's good prudent
financial advice to pay 100 times or more for something that you could
get elsewhere for 100 times less? If so, I have a LOT of things I'd like
to sell you.

If they are selling you a blanket from the linen supply company, you
have something going on that doesn't happen here.
The one they sold me was a one time use blanket that came sealed in a
factory bag. That was the only kind they had in the OR or OR prep and
recovery rooms.
Virtually everything there is one time use and thrown away if the
package is opened.
It all goes in a medical waste container.

This is driven by concerns about Staph, MRSA and this new bacterial
infection that antibiotics will not treat. The smell of hand
sanitizer hung heavy in the air and there was a dispenser about every
20 feet everywhere you went.

Anything laundered in a hospital is not just washed with cold water and
Tide. Everything is washed in a sterile process. This includes bedding,
gowns, scrubs, etc. Virtually everything is NOT one time use. And again,
if something IS one time use, you don't have a problem with paying 100
times or more than what it's worth?

That's right. Almost everything is reused if at all possible.