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Medical equipment is an essential part of an hospital’s operating capacity. However, the dependence on technology presents a number of challenges, such as rapid obsolescence, budget constraints and recalls. Renting your equipment, rather than buying it, can help overcome these challenges, as Glenmed Professional Healthcare Solutions explains.
5 Reasons To Rent Your Medical Gear
Should your medical facility rent its equipment instead of buying it? There are several good reasons why this is recommended. Here are five practical benefits you can realise by renting your equipment.
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1. Maintain Consistency Of Technology
Renting equipment from as single vendor helps you to standardise your equipment. If you have a mixed inventory of the same types of equipment purchased at different times from different vendors, there is a greater risk of error. Each model and design will have its own operating parameters and procedures. One ventilator doesn’t necessarily function in exactly the same way as another, for example. Rather rent from one vendor who will supply you with the same equipment across the board, reducing error and maintaining consistency of care.
2. Stay On Top Of Repairs, Obsolescence And Recalls
Repairing damaged equipment gets tricky as parts become less available. If you buy your equipment, you could be stuck with gear that you can’t fix a few years down the line – rendering it useless. Product recalls are also a factor. When you rent your equipment, your supplier takes care of all these issues for you. Recalled devices will be replaced, and equipment upgrades will happen in a timely manner. This helps you ensure that equipment breakdowns don’t impact your quality of care.
3. Test The Best And Newest Technology
As new technology emerges, it can be difficult to tell whether new devices are appropriate for your facility. You don’t want to spend on a big acquisition, only to find that the machine in question doesn’t really suit your needs. You could, instead, rent the equipment for a time. Then, if it is suitable and you feel it is worth the investment, you could choose to buy it.
4. Manage Your Budget, Especially If CAPEX Capacity Is Low
Buying machinery is a major capital expense. Your business may not have that money to spend. On the other hand, you may be dealing with a machine that you can’t afford to do without. So what do you do? If your CAPEX budget is limited, rental offers an elegant solution. You can get the equipment you need, at a manageable rental cost, which will come out of your operational budget.
5. Get The Right Machinery On Demand
You never know who will be in your facility at any given time and what their needs will be. When there is an influx of patients, you don’t want to have to chase down the right equipment – especially if it turns out you don’t have it. With a rental partner, you can get access to the right equipment at the right times.
Trust Glenmed Professional Healthcare Solutions as Your Go-To Provider Of Professional Medical Services
Glenmed is a licensed South African distributor representing several leading medical equipment brands. Contact us to find out how we can help you equip your medical facility, through both the sale and rental of cutting edge equipment, as well as train your staff and maintain your equipment.
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