Smarter Purchasing Yields Substantial Savings for Sint Maartenskliniek 

Hospitals and healthcare institutions can make substantial savings on the cost of medical devices. Sint Maartenskliniek and Mediq Medeco are entering into an agreement that will see smarter purchasing help Sint Maartenskliniek save approximately 20% on the costs of medical devices and disposables. Mediq Medeco works as a partner to the care sector, advising care institutions on how to optimize the purchasing process whilst maintaining quality and reliability.

Sint Maartenskliniek is a leading specialist hospital for the treatment of conditions relating to posture and movement. Dr. Mark Van Houdenhoven, Chairman of the Administrative Council of Sint Maartenskliniek: "Our goal is to maintain the existing level of quality but using a smaller, more effectively tailored range of devices. That should generate savings in the hundreds of thousands. We also anticipate lower administrative costs and fewer peaks in terms of demand for the supply of goods to the hospital."

Hospitals use thousands of different medical devices and disposables every year, including surgical masks, surgical gloves, bandages and a variety of products related to hygiene. To give an example, Sint Maartenskliniek uses approximately 650,000 pairs of a specific type of medical glove every year. Healthcare institutions can generate substantial savings by making smarter purchasing decisions. 

Mediq Medeco and purchasing organization Zorgservice XL have optimized the purchasing process for Haga Ziekenhuis (The Hague), Sint Fransiscus Gasthuis (Rotterdam), Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis (Delft), IJsselland Ziekenhuis (Capelle aan den IJssel) and Vlietland Ziekenhuis (Schiedam). Since beginning a strategic collaboration with Mediq Medeco in relation to medical devices and disposables, these hospitals have reduced the number of suppliers they deal with from 80 to just one preferred supplier, namely Mediq Medeco. The range of different products purchased has been reduced from 3600 to 2400. The end result is annual savings of around two million euro.

As a supplier of medical devices, Mediq Medeco is a strategic partner for hospitals and care institutions. Ronald Hoozemans, Director: "Working in collaboration with a group of experts from Sint Maartenskliniek, Mediq Medeco drew up a plan that covered patient care, product choice, quality, supply management and financial considerations. Why do hospitals need various types of scrubs, surgical masks and medical gloves? We talked about all those things. Ultimately, what we do is ensure that the doctors and nursing staff have the appropriate equipment in the required quantities to perform their specialized work in the best possible way." Mediq Medeco forms part of Mediq, working together with care professionals around the world to improve initiatives and efficiency within the care sector.