joey
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Post by joey on Aug 30, 2022 13:42:49 GMT
Good morning all!
I was just curious if the units yall work for have a rule on when to order new dialysis machines.
Do you have an hour/year threshold?
Do you just milk them as long as possible?
Do you have to provide data to support buying new machines?
etc?
Thank you in advance
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qman213
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Post by qman213 on Aug 30, 2022 14:32:03 GMT
For us, we try to replace them when they are 7-8 years old and fully depreciated. We have let them go as longer but I hate doing that. By that time, there's usually a new machine platform that we upgrade to. We do the same for the dialysis recliners. I hope that helps.
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Post by Chuck Weddle on Aug 30, 2022 20:09:20 GMT
10 years or so is about what we tend to do but it really depends on how problematic they are. I have 1 facility who's machines will be 15 years old next spring when they are replaced. Quite frankly, the only reason they are being replaced is because they are Version 8 machines. On the other end of the spectrum we've replaced the machines at a hospital program after only 6 years strictly because of cosmetics. The IC people there in their infinite wisdom insisted that the equipment be wiped down with a disinfectant wipe that was essentially a 10:1 bleach solution. Constant exposure to this stuff destroyed the outside of the machines, thankfully they've now seen the light.
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Post by CafeRacer68 on Aug 30, 2022 20:50:53 GMT
ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL HIS NAME!
They run these suckers to the ground, my old clinic had 45k hours on them and constantly need fixing daily. Only reason why we received new machines was our MD was tired of down machines daily and really pushed for it.
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joey
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Post by joey on Sept 1, 2022 14:53:07 GMT
ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL HIS NAME! They run these suckers to the ground, my old clinic had 45k hours on them and constantly need fixing daily. Only reason why we received new machines was our MD was tired of down machines daily and really pushed for it. Nice you are the first to recognize;) |
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joey
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Post by joey on Sept 1, 2022 14:56:33 GMT
10 years or so is about what we tend to do but it really depends on how problematic they are. I have 1 facility who's machines will be 15 years old next spring when they are replaced. Quite frankly, the only reason they are being replaced is because they are Version 8 machines. On the other end of the spectrum we've replaced the machines at a hospital program after only 6 years strictly because of cosmetics. The IC people there in their infinite wisdom insisted that the equipment be wiped down with a disinfectant wipe that was essentially a 10:1 bleach solution. Constant exposure to this stuff destroyed the outside of the machines, thankfully they've now seen the light. Are there any machine parts you are no longer able to get for the version 8? |
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Post by Chuck Weddle on Sept 1, 2022 15:57:51 GMT
Are there any machine parts you are no longer able to get for the version 8? I had a list of parts that once their inventory was gone, you were out of luck though I can't find what I did with it. Give tech support a call and they can send it to you. |
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