FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When will the scrub machines be available?
Scrub machines will be up and running beginning Thursday, Dec. 1 at Providence Holy Family Hospital and Thursday, Dec. 8 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Will scrubs still be available in locker rooms?
No. This new process allows us to be good stewards of our resources and provides accountability of the scrub inventory and cleaning process. The scrub machines ensure those who are required to wear hospital-sourced scrubs have access to them.
Where are the scrub machines located? Where do we return them?
Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital
Dispenser Locations
- Sacred Heart Doctor’s Building, 5th Floor Lobby/ Waiting area
- Supporting: Day Surgery
- Anticipated Sizes to be Stocked: Small through large
- 40 sets per week
- Main Floor/West Addition – By Thomas Hammer
- Supporting: Main OR, SPD, NICU, L&D
- Anticipated Sizes to be Stocked: Extra Small through 4XL
- L1 East Addition by Fish Elevators
- Supporting: Radiology Services, Pediatric Surgery
- Anticipated sizes to be stocked: Extra small through 4XL
- Heart Institute: Room off the corridor
- Supporting: Heart Institute, Cath Lab, MRI & Radiology
- Supporting: Anticipated Sizes to be Stocked: Small through 4XL
Return Locations
- Sacred Heart Doctor’s Building, 5th Floor Lobby/ Waiting area
- Main Floor/West Addition – By Thomas Hammer
- L1 East Addition by Fish Elevators
- Heart Institute: Room off the corridor
Holy Family Hospital
Dispenser Locations
- Respiratory Therapy – 1819 (Old simulator room)
- Supporting: All Departments
- Anticipated Sizes to be Stocked: Small through 4XL
- Family Maternity Center
- Supporting: All Departments
- Anticipated Sizes to be Stocked: Small through 4XL
Return Locations
- Women’s Surgery Locker Room
- Men’s Surgery Locker Room
- Endo/SPD Break Room (Basement Level)
- Family Maternity Center
Who has access to the scrubs machine?
Providers, APPs and caregivers who work in restricted surgical/procedural areas will be able to claim scrubs. These scrubs are professionally cleaned to ensure those who enter sterile and protected areas meet infection prevention standards for the safety of our patients. Departments are listed below by the ministry.
Sacred Heart Medical Center
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Cardiology Services
- Case Carts
- Clinical Engineering
- CPD
- Day Surgery
- Electrophysiology
- Endoscopy
- EVS
- Heart Transplant & VAD
- IR
- L&D
- Laboratory
- Mother Baby
- NICU
- Nuclear Medicine
- PACU
- Pediatric ECHO
- Pharmacy
- PMG Anesthesiology
- Radiology
- Respiratory Therapy
- Special Procedures
- Sterile Processing
- Supply Chain
- Surgical Services
Holy Family Hospital
- Cardiology Services
- Endoscopy
- EVS
- FMC
- Nuclear Medicine
- PACU
- Pharmacy
- Respiratory Therapy
- SMAU
- SPD
- Special Procedures
- Supply Chain
- Surgical Services
What if I need more than six items of scrubs?
We have limited it to six items so all who need scrubs are able to get them. As items are returned to the designated return bin, credits are replenished to the user’s account. Each scrub item equals one credit.
What if I experience an issue with getting scrubs?
Our scrub vendor, Cintas, will be on-site to help providers, APPs and caregivers during the launch. If you experience issues getting scrubs, please reach out to your core leader or department manager.
Can I take hospital provided scrubs home to clean them?
For infection prevention purposes, scrubs must be returned to the designated bin after they are worn to be professionally cleaned. Per hospital policy, scrubs are NOT allowed to leave the hospital.
Will scrub caps be provided in the machines?
Scrub cap laundering program will not change. All caps to be laundered should continue to be put in the bags currently provided.
Are the bags the scrubs come in recyclable?
Yes! The polybags are recyclable and should be returned to the designated bins.