Pharmacy

We purchased an ezCUT equipment at a cost of $15,000 for the hospital pharmacy. The ezCUT is an automatic piece of equipment to cut and count the pills allowing more precision, rapidity and efficiency.

• Installation of a HEPA filter.
• Addition of an air intake for the 3 locations.
• Addition of a “blower” to the heat pump which is now dedicated to sterile premises.
  Installation of air pressure monitors.
• Can now complete sterile preparation of antibiotics and parenteral nutrition.
• Greater stability of drugs which allows for longer shelf life.
• Financial savings on drugs by using large format vials.
• Packaging of antibiotics and various sterile preparations by the pharmacy alleviates the work previously done by nurses and allows them to spend more time with patients.
• Centralized Solute Addition Service (CSAS) is now available 7 days per week.