A partnership between Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Carole Lin, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine
Stanford Medicine
Project
Redistribution of Unused and Clean Surgical Supplies
Project Description
Major American hospitals discard on average more than $15 million annually in OR supplies. In the Operating Room, the anesthesiologist, as a frequent user of disposable supplies and equipment, is uniquely situated to address the issue of operative waste. By establishing a perioperative supplies recovery program for donations, and evaluating the path and impacts of donated supplies, this team will evaluate the medical donation supply chain and identify opportunities for improvement.
Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Health donated more than 10,000 lbs. of equipment and 48,000 lbs. of medical supplies in fiscal year 2021. The team will evaluate opportunities to capture additional supplies and maximize waste avoidance.
Impact
Medical supply donations may be tracked by the item, or by pound, to estimate cost and environmental impact.
Collaborators
Ban C.H. Tsui, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Director of Research, Division of Adult Regional Anesthesia Stanford University
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative. and Pain Medicine
Veronica Zoghbi, MD
Clinical Instructor and ACE Fellow Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology
Perioperative and Pain Medicine Advanced Clinical Experience Fellow for Pediatric
Regional Anesthesiology
Anjali A. Dixit, MD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar
Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Albert Kwon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology,
Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Achievements & Affiliations
Teacher of the Year. Stanford University Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology
FY21 Spring MCHRI CE Grant: 2021
Suprazygomatic Maxillary Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain in Pediatric
Adenotonsillectomy Stanford Teaching Scholars Grant: 2021
Award for Media Curriculum Development
Chief Resident University of California Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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