Healthcare Segment
Providing Solutions To Challenges Faced in Hospitals
Hospitals often struggle to maximize the use of their infrastructure and staff because of the time it takes to bring patients back to a comfortable temperature before and after procedures. We help provide a cost effective solution to these challenges.
Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
RWDY’s Thermal Management System
RWDY’s thermal management system represents a quantum leap in rapidly restoring patients to their desired temperature. This advancement enables hospitals to better utilize both their physical and human resources.
Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
Benefits of Maintaining Optimal Temperature
Maintaining a steady body temperature of 38°C during medical interventions significantly reduces recovery time, allowing patients to build up heat faster and leave the area sooner. This efficiency can lead to substantial savings by:
- Shortening recovery times
- Reducing postoperative complications
- Decreasing overall healthcare costs
Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
Potential Savings Breakdown
RWDY's unique graphene-based technology provides enhanced and safer heat-power to maintain body heat, offering the potential to significantly shorten patient recovery times by ensuring optimal temperature. This innovative approach opens new possibilities for quicker and more effective surgical outcomes.
Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
Cost Savings Per Patient:
- Operating Room: $1,500
- Staffing and PACU: $300 - $500
- Total Savings: $1,800 - $2,000 per patient for 30 minutes (BioMed Central, NICE).
Solutions to Healthcare Challenges
Annual Savings:
For a hospital with 5,000 surgeries annually, this equates to savings of up to $9 million.
These savings, combined with better patient outcomes and increased capacity, highlight the financial and operational benefits of regulating body temperature during surgery.
Broader Impact
Preventing Malignant Hyperthermia (MH):
Proper temperature management during surgery can reduce the incidence of MH, cutting the need for dantrolene and extended ICU stays. Estimated savings per operation by maintaining normothermia is around $21,500.
Broader Impact
Impact on Surgical Procedures in the U.S.:
With approximately 11.9 million major ambulatory surgeries performed annually in the U.S., maintaining normothermia could save up to $257 billion annually across the healthcare system.
Implementing comprehensive temperature management protocols can improve patient outcomes and provide significant economic benefits throughout the healthcare system (Stanford Medicine, LSI Healthcare, MHAUS).