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.

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.

Emergency department design fundamentally focuses on providing emergency care that shapes patients’ experience, influences clinician trust, and measurably impacts clinical outcomes. But there are so many emergency departments today that operate on outdated principles and within outdated spaces. Small changes—such as lighting, privacy, views to nature, and family accommodation—can make all the difference.

Waterloo has been a leader in its field for decades, offering medical carts for a wide variety of professional healthcare environments, including anesthesia carts, surgery carts, and emergency carts. Waterloo takes full-facility coverage seriously and is pleased to announce a new addition to the fleet: an expansion into MRI carts. Waterloo dedicated a tremendous amount of effort into crafting durable MRI carts that can meet the requisite criteria for this specialized setting.

The strict material constraints of the MRI environment demand a purpose-built approach to cart construction. The carts use non-ferrous materials and have an HDPE construction, non-magnetic casters, and ASTM/FDA-compliant labeling to ensure safety for patients and healthcare staff at all times.

Constructed of high-grade polymer and corrosion-resistant, non-magnetic HDPE materials, the carts boast features designed for the MRI suite. An extra-wide top with integrated handles allows for ample space to place items and easy maneuverability. All surfaces on the cart are smooth for simple infection control, including the three drawers and the bulk storage area.

This cart is ideal for MRI labs, radiology, diagnostic centers, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings. The cart offers the quality and appearance Waterloo is known for, at a price point that works for facilities of all sizes. Waterloo now covers the full spectrum of clinical cart needs and has a cart that fits any medical or healthcare environment.

See more information on Waterloo’s new MRI-conditional carts at this link, or visit
https://www.waterloohealthcare.com/ for more information on other medical cart options.

Recently, Emery Industries of Australia published a case study titled “Enhancing Paediatric & Maternity Care Through Smart, Colour-Coded Emergency Cart Systems,” highlighting the use of Waterloo carts at Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

You can read the story here or view the one-pager here.

“We looked at two different vendors. We felt the Waterloo staff and product was superior. I felt comfortable with the distributor sales rep Steve Watkins with DSI, and Jeremy Jones, Waterloo’s National Business Development Manager.

They were integral in helping us go live with the new carts, supporting us as we moved the old carts out and brought the new carts in. They were very ‘hands on’ and helpful.”