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Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – March 2026

2026-03-16T22:05:20+00:00

In this edition of our newsletter, we delve into what The Joint Commission (inspection body) looks for, so you can be sure your carts are ready when the time comes for inspection. We even include an interactive feature at the end so you and your team can do a pop quiz or simply review the most important points in a concise, convenient format utilizing the accordion method. After you read a question, just click on the plus sign to reveal the answer. The best part? For any incorrect or incomplete answers, just scroll up and re-read the subject matter. We plan to add this interactive feature to future articles, and hope it proves to be a useful and efficient synopsis tool.

FAQ’s

2026-02-20T22:52:50+00:00

Absolutely. Our transport lock keeps every drawer firmly in place while you're rushing to a code event. It's much [...]

Meeting Joint Commission expectations with your Emergency Code Carts…

2026-02-20T22:31:49+00:00

The Joint Commission is an independent, nonprofit organization that accredits U.S. healthcare organizations to promote patient safety and quality of care. When it comes to code carts, The Joint Commission looks for simple but critical things: that carts are consistently stocked, properly organized, securely locked, and checked on a routine basis. Their goal is to ensure that in an emergency, staff can access the right equipment and medications immediately, without confusion, delays, or missing items.

MRI-Conditional Cart

2026-03-10T22:20:30+00:00

MRI-Conditional and High-Quality Medical Storage and Transport Cart Because MRI scanners generate powerful magnetic fields, any ferromagnetic [...]

Designing for Dignity: How Thoughtful Emergency Department Spaces Improve Patient Outcomes

2026-01-23T21:49:51+00:00

Patients arriving at an emergency center often experience the same mix of emotions: pain, fear, and a distinct loss of control. Vulnerable moments like these send powerful messages: Either they're safe and cared for, or they’re just another case to process.

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – December 2025

2025-12-10T20:26:58+00:00

As the holiday season draws near, the entire Waterloo Healthcare team wants to extend our sincerest thanks to our incredible distributor partners and customers. Partnership and trust mean everything to us, and we're deeply grateful for the relationships we've built together. This year, we had so many opportunities to connect with you at conferences and shows across the country. We engaged in conversations that energize and inspire everything we do. We also had the pleasure of sharing valuable insights through the many articles and blogs we published throughout the year, and we hope you found them useful. Here's to continued success as we close out the year 2025! Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year!

Best Practices for Clinicians: Effective Use of Code Carts in Emergency Resuscitation

2025-12-09T19:08:12+00:00

Strategies to reduce emergency response times and improve ACLS compliance, standardize cart configurations, and enhance patient outcomes during cardiac arrest and medical emergencies often come down to actionable best practices for code cart management. Most of the time, this includes maintenance checklists, training protocols, and quality improvement metrics to make systems significantly easier to maintain.

Reducing Burnout in Emergency Medicine: Systemic Solutions Beyond Self-Care

2025-10-31T18:25:27+00:00

Emergency medicine physicians and nurses face some of the highest burnout rates in healthcare. So many experience symptoms of emotional exhaustion, but that's only the beginning. It's become imperative that healthcare facilities that want to retain talented emergency medicine professionals look beyond individual resilience to address any issues that cause burnout.

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – September 2025

2025-09-15T18:50:13+00:00

Controlled Substance Locks, Fall Conferences, and More Great Information In this newsletter, we unravel the critical importance of controlled substance locks on procedure carts and share essential maintenance tips for cleaning medical carts. We'll also unpack the evolution of healthcare emergency response systems.

Medical Cart Maintenance 101: Clean Smarter, Not Harder

2025-07-17T23:38:50+00:00

Healthcare environments require a healthy level of cleanliness and functionality of medical equipment, but it's not just about appearance. Cleaning carts is a critical component of patient safety and infection control. Medical carts serve as mobile command centers throughout hospitals and clinics, so maintaining a specific cleaning protocol will ensure that they continue performing reliably while meeting healthcare standards.

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – June 2025

2025-07-08T19:33:35+00:00

In this newsleter, we analyze the importance code committees’ work in one article, and we feature the tools that support clinicians in another. You'll also see what Daniel Finch, Inventory Management Specialist at Lexington VA Medical Center, had to say about our service. And, as we continue to grow, we're thrilled to introduce our newest team members: Catie Sodaria from the Customer Service Team and Joe Plevel, our new Tennessee territory sales representative.

Supporting Clinicians: Tools That Make a Difference in High-Stress Environments

2025-06-06T16:33:06+00:00

In critical emergencies, such as cardiac arrests, code carts—also known as crash carts—serve as a vital lifeline for clinicians, housing the medications, airway equipment, and defibrillation tools needed for immediate patient resuscitation. Given their pivotal role, the selection and configuration of code carts should never be left to chance or handled solely by procurement or individual departments. Instead, a hospital code committee should be centrally involved in evaluating and approving new code carts. This multidisciplinary group brings the clinical, logistical, and regulatory expertise required to ensure optimal functionality and patient safety.

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – March 2025

2025-03-22T01:24:23+00:00

The new year is off to a strong start at Waterloo Healthcare, and this newsletter is packed with useful information! There's much more to explore, including an introduction to Hannah McGuire, one of our newest sales representatives and Anita Bekavac our new National Sales Manager for Canada. So take a break, relax, and enjoy our March newsletter!

How AI Technology is Transforming Emergency Rooms

2025-02-18T23:31:24+00:00

In times of crisis, seconds matter. Emergency rooms (ERs), more than nearly anyone else, prove this, as every decision could be a choice between life and death. Far from replacing clinicians, AI in ERs transforms these high-stress, high-pressure environments into manageable hubs of precision, speed, and efficiency.

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – December 2024

2024-12-13T19:38:47+00:00

As 2024 comes to a close, all of us at Waterloo Healthcare want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our valued distributor partners and customers. Your trust and collaboration are the foundation of our success, and we are truly thankful for your continued support. We thoroughly enjoyed connecting with so many of you throughout the year at various industry conferences (AHRMM, ENA, and HSPA, etc.). Your insights and enthusiasm continue to inspire us as we work together to provide the best medical cart solutions in the healthcare industry.

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – September 2024

2024-09-19T00:20:32+00:00

Welcome to our fall 2024 newsletter! We have been so busy over the past few months, and in this edition, you’ll learn about all of our recent adventures. The Waterloo Healthcare team really enjoys getting out and seeing our clients, as well as sharing information about our industry-leading medical carts. In the past few months, they represented our company at the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Conference and AHRMM event, and showed booth visitors the features of our Code Carts and Substance Carts, and explained the great features of our Electronic Locks (eLocks).

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – June 2024

2024-08-28T01:53:23+00:00

Lots has been happening at Waterloo Healthcare since our last newsletter. We joined many of you at the HSPA conference in Las Vegas. Had a wonderful time reconnecting with several of our distributors as well as our Sterile Processing customers who are on the front lines when it comes to managing their hospitals’ code cart fleet. Without their support, a cart is just a cart…so thank you for all you do to keep our carts at the ready to help your staff save lives!

Waterloo Healthcare Newsletter – March 2024

2024-03-20T19:35:02+00:00

Before purchasing electronic locking carts for a new department, it is important to consider how employee workflow will be impacted. Our article below, “Enhancing Hospital Efficiency: Advantages of Wi-Fi Capable Electronic Locks on Procedure Carts”, strives to shed some light on this topic. Electronic locks have become increasingly more popular as hospitals address medication security concerns. Electronic locks allow for automatic relocking – the ability to restrict access to specific users as well as the capture of audit trails that can show who has accessed a given cart. Audit trails give vital information that helps to enhance the security of medications, syringes, and other “at risk” supply items (saline flushes, etc.).

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