Increase Distribution Efficiency and Satisfaction

Nurses and patients rely on the distribution department’s ability to provide supplies and equipment on a scheduled and on-demand basis. Equipment doesn’t have real value until it is in the hands of clinical professionals.

Finding the right balance between maintaining adequate inventory and just-in-time delivery can be difficult and expensive. When the balance is not achieved, the costs associated with time spent by nursing staff retrieving supplies are significant, and maintaining a reliable, sufficient staff of distribution technicians is a constant problem for hospitals.

Aethon provides the distribution department with a technology-driven supply delivery and retrieval solution that increases productivity, resulting in better service to departments, more staff time and focus on patient care and increased return on investment.

TUG^® can reliably deliver a wide array of supplies and easily navigate through hallways, doorways, elevators and narrow spaces to ensure safe, timely and accurate delivery. And with a weight capacity of 500 pounds, TUG is the central supply workhorse, allowing for an almost unlimited delivery capacity.

Key Benefits Summary

• Timely supplies and equipment so nurses have them when and where needed
• Reduced employee physical fatigue
• More time spent on patient care and improving patient outcomes
• Optimal balance between storage space, inventory and delivery costs