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|Articles|January 1, 2013

Every tube and catheter in its place

Here's a quick and easy way to organize feeding tubes and urinary catheters.

We used to have a hard time finding urinary catheters or feeding tubes with the right size and length when the doctor needed them. Even counting them for inventory was a pain. So, we created a labeled cardboard organizer for the cabinet to store the feeding tubes and urinary catheters. The organized cabinet has already helped the team and doctors find things faster.

—Angela Stewart

Great Bridge Veterinary Hospital

Chesapeake, VA

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