Category: Hotel And Hospitality Supply Movement

Census Information Shows Many Americans are over Ninety

The US census has found that over 1.9 million people in the United States are over ninety years old. This fact shows that a need for more assisted living centers and other health care facilities is going to continue to increase.

The current amount of this kind of living space has been called inadequate in larger population centers such as New York City. Not only is there a shortage of living space for the future nonagenarians and those who are younger, the number of health care workers will also be feeling the strain. This can already be seen and there doesn’t seem to be any real plans to do much about it.

The average rehab centers, nursing homes and hospitals may be understaffed but that shouldn’t prevent basic care duties like supplying clean bed clothes and towels. One way to increase efficiency in this area is to use motorized carts to help employees move the large carts that carry the folded laundry to the patient’s rooms.

These carts have variable speeds and a smooth operation that makes handling them in tight hallways safe and secure. There is also an emergency stop switch on the handle that ensures both employee and visitor safety when maneuvering in tight hallways during visiting hours. The battery powered cart can work for sixteen hours straight and it only takes one person to handle it.

There is an adjustable customized attachment that can be used to link this motorized cart to any number of different carts and pieces of equipment. The battery powered cart is also designed to look less industrial than other products to make it blend in better with the health care facility surroundings.

A Motorized Clean Linen Cart Makes Housekeeping in the Hospitality Industry Easier

Housekeeping crews in busy hotels, resorts and casinos aren’t given a whole lot of time between current guests checking out and new guests checking in.  In the few short hours where rooms are empty, housekeeping crews must move rapidly from room to room ensuring that the new guests will arrive to the most pleasing accommodations possible.

A fully loaded clean linen cart can carry several hundred pounds of supplies for each floor of a busy resort.  Employees who are required to push these heavy carts manually are at an increased chance of injury, especially when there is a heavy focus on completing the task quickly.

A motorized clean linen cart can hold up to seven hundred pounds of materials and easily maneuvers through the tight, carpeted hallways of hotels and resorts.  The motorized clean linen cart from DJ Products has a variable speed adjustment that allows employees to go from 0-3 miles per hour.  Increasing the speed at which housekeeping employees can move through the halls of the resort ensures that they can complete the necessary duties in a timely manner for the arrival of new guests.

A motorized clean linen cart will help reduce the physical and mental stress associated with housekeeping and allow employees to focus on properly completing all facets of their job rather than struggling with a heavy cart. Having a motorized linen cart can help to reduce the instances of work related injuries and it makes the overall work environment in a busy hotel or resort more pleasant.

It can be difficult to keep both guests and employees happy at all times in a high volume hospitality setting.  Keeping guests pleased requires the best possible service and it easier to make that happen if you provide your employees with the proper equipment of their jobs.

Maneuvering through Tight Spaces with a Powered Cart

Hospital, nursing home and hotel environments can all be very fast paced and hectic.  One of the largest problems that employees encounter in these atmospheres is trying to maneuver the necessary equipment or supplies to the desired location through crowded or cramped quarters. 

As the volume of patients, guests or residents increases the workload for cleaning and maintenance crews increases as well.  Workers in these environments are already forced to deal with tight hallways and small rooms when transporting supplies.  The increase in people and activity in these cramped quarters reduces the worker’s ability to maneuver, making an already difficult job even more difficult.

In order for employees to be able to keep up with the increase in workload they need equipment that can easily handle moving heavy supplies in the tightest of confines.  The powered cart from DJ Products is very easy to control and small enough to allow employees to navigate even the most crowded corridors in busy hospital and hotel settings.  

The powered cart from DJ will instantly increase operational efficiency in a hospital or hospitality setting by making it easy for any employee to handle any material handling job.  The powered cart takes the physical labor completely out of transporting supplies and allows hospital and hospitality cleaning and maintenance crews to keep up with the largest increases in volume.

By investing is a piece of equipment like the powered cart hospital and hospitality managers can instantly increase the efficiency and minimize potential injuries among their maintenance staff.  These powered carts are capable of moving heavy loads of supplies quickly and easily across a variety of surfaces in minimal time without causing any undue stress on employees.

Powered Housekeeping Cart makes Dealing with Holiday Travel Easier

During the holiday season there are more travelers on the road, in the air and of course in hotel rooms.  Families are making the mad dash all over the country, jumping from one hotel to the next, in order to try and spend some time with relatives who don’t live close by during this special time of year.  While this massive increase in guests can be great for a hotel’s finances, in can be very difficult on the housekeeping crew if they don’t have the proper equipment to work with.

Housekeeping crews have a very short window of time to clean the rooms of guests who are checking out and to prepare them for the arrival of new guests.  In larger hotels, this could mean stripping, cleaning and remaking hundreds of rooms in the period of just a few short hours.  In order to get the job done properly, within time constraints and without risking injury, bust housekeeping crews need the help of a powered housekeeping cart.

Having to manually push or pull a fully loaded housekeeping cart down narrow, heavily carpeted hallways is a slow and inefficient process that can ultimately result in employee injury.  A powered housekeeping cart from DJ Products can easily haul loads of necessary supplies weighing up to seven hundred pounds at speeds of up to three miles per hour.  This can drastically cut down on the amount of time that it takes to perform regular duties and minimizes the chances for employee injuries.

The powered housekeeping cart runs on long lasting batteries that are capable of continuous operation over the course of a full eight hour shift.  This allows housekeeping employees to completely focus on the necessary tasks at hand without having to worry about stopping to refuel or recharge when going about their duties.

As the amount of travelers increases over the course of the holiday season, the job of the housekeeping staff becomes much more difficult.  Having access to properly designed equipment, like the powered housekeeping cart, helps employees keep up with the increase in workload without increasing chances for injury.

Addressing Staffing Issues with an Electric Cart Pusher

There are nursing homes all over the country that are plagued with staffing issues.  In many otherwise fine institutions these issues can cause delay in some of the most integral and necessary daily operations.  Hiring additional full time staff members to help with cleaning and maintenance may not be in the annual budget, but a small investment in the right equipment could make a big difference.

A piece of equipment like the cart pusher from DJ Products can instantly increase the efficiency of the staff members in a nursing home or hospital environment.  The cart pusher is small and easy to maneuver but has enough power to easily handle carts that weigh several thousand pounds.

The cart pusher from DJ Products makes for fast and easy maneuvering of fully loaded food or linen carts, carts loaded with supplies and heavy pieces of medical equipment.   The cart pusher also works well on a variety of surfaces which makes it an ideal piece of equipment for facilities that have a mix of carpet, tile, concrete and other flooring.   Jobs that used to require two or more staff members to complete can be performed quickly and safely with an electric cart pusher.

Attempting to move fully loaded carts or heavy equipment manually can result in serious injuries to valuable employees.  Work related injuries can not only add additional to the burden of an already overworked staff, they can cost the facility a considerable amount of money in expensive workers’ compensation claims.  Adding a piece of equipment like an electric cart pusher dramatically decreases the risk of musculoskeletal injuries brought on by manually pulling or pushing heavy carts.  A piece of equipment like an electric cart pusher creates a safer and more efficient environment and takes some of the additional strain off of overworked nursing home employees.

A Motorized Linen Cart can Help Keep Up with Increases in Hospital Visits

The holidays, and the winter season in general, tend to send a lot more people into the emergency room with injuries that might require a stay in the hospital.  Injuries sustained during decorating, burns from fireplaces, auto accidents and falls on ice are just a small portion of the injuries that require treatment during this time of year.

The members of the hospital staff that clean and prep rooms for incoming patients are particularly busy this time of year trying to ensure that rooms are available as necessary.  If this increased workload were to be performed entirely with manually operated carts, hospital employees could find themselves seeking treatment from doctors as well.

A fully loaded cart containing linens and cleaning supplies could easily weigh several hundred pounds.  A single hospital employee trying to strong arm a heavy linen cart could easily sustain an injury that would require medical treatment. That’s why it makes sense for hospitals to have the proper equipment available to make these duties easier on the hospital staff.

A motorized linen cart can easily handle loads of up to seven hundred pounds on just about any surface.  Employees using a motorized linen cart can easily travel at speeds of up to three miles an hour over concrete, tile or carpet so that rooms can be cleaned and prepared as necessary for new patients.

The battery powered motorized linen carts from DJ Products can also operate continuously for an entire eight hour shift without needing to be recharged.  This means that hospital employees can continue working without interruption to ensure that empty rooms are ready to be filled as needed.

Cut Down on Squeaky Wheels with an Electric Cart Pusher

DJ Products offers material handling solutions that allow employers to help their employees complete work tasks safely and with fewer sprains, strains and other injuries. For employers these products present an economic advantage since employees can be more efficient and are less likely to become injured at work. However, our products have other advantages that may not be immediately obvious.

In an article about how the abundance of noise in hospitals makes it difficult for patients who need to heal to get the rest they need, an Associated Press reporter commented:

“…the pagers and phones, the hallway chatter, the roommate, even the squeaky laundry carts all make for a not-so-restful place to heal.”

While we cannot guarantee that our products will make absolutely no noise, we can tell you that they are well made, efficient and could cut down on the squeaky wheels that patients may hear as they convalesce. Our cart pushers are small, maneuverable and come with plenty of power to handle nearly all push or pull applications within a hospital.
A motorized cart mover like the electric CartCaddyShorty cart pusher can play an important role in your hospital—aiding workers as they transport equipment, move food carts, maneuver laundry bins, and complete other daily tasks.

Your business, your employees and your customers can all benefit from your decision to use our battery powered “walk-behind” units because they are ergonomically correct, safe and cost effective. Please take the time to find a specific electric cart pusher on our website, or call our Sales Engineers at 800-686-2651 for a recommendation on your proper solution.

Improving the Hospital Working Environment with Electric Utility Carts

Working in a hospital presents a number of unique challenges. Even when there isn’t an overabundance of patients being tended to or waiting there always seems to be an abundance of work that needs immediate attention. Hospital management can help to relieve a good portion of the stress on employees by providing them with equipment designed make the tasks they face easier, like electric utility carts.

The electric utility carts from DJ Products are small and easily maneuverable but powerful enough to tackle just about any push or pull application that occurs on a regular basis in a hospital setting. Hospital employees can use electric utility carts to easily haul food carts, linen carts, heavy hospital beds and various pieces of equipment without the stresses associated with manual material handling.

The small frame design and tight turning radius make the electric utility carts from DJ Products and ideal addition to any hospital environment. With these versatile pieces of equipment employees can deftly maneuver heavy carts and equipment down narrow corridors, through small rooms and around crowded waiting areas with ease.

Manually hauling heavy carts and equipment at a feverish pace on a daily basis is an easy way for valuable employees to suffer debilitating injuries. A musculoskeletal injury caused by manual movement of carts and equipment could require a hospital employee to miss a substantial amount of time at work. These types of absences can put additional stress on other employees and cost the hospital a good deal of money in expenses and lost wages associated with workers’ compensation claims. By making the right equipment readily available for employees to use throughout the day hospital management can increase productivity at the very same time as minimizing the chances for injury.

Making Hospital Cleaning and Maintenance Easier with a Cart Puller

This time of year is filled with bouts of inclement and dangerous weather that can often land more people in the emergency room.  Heavy snow accumulation and bouts of freezing rain and ice can lead to more injuries from slip and fall accidents, car accidents and overexertion caused by shoveling.

It can be difficult for hospital cleaning crews to keep up with the patient traffic during regular conditions, but their job gets much more hectic during times when patient traffic increases.  Having the right equipment to transport heavy linen or maintenance carts can be a major factor in helping hospital cleaning crews keep up with the flow of patients.

A cart puller from DJ Products provides the perfect solution for hospital cleaning crews who work in a fast paced and overcrowded environment.  The cart puller can easily handle pushing or pulling fully loaded carts that weigh up to one thousand pounds, but it is small enough to allow for maneuvering in even the tightest of quarters.

The highly versatile cart puller can be used to effortlessly move everything from small dollies and hand trucks to fully loaded linen carts and hospital beds.  This helps valuable hospital employees perform whatever duties arise during their shift without running the risk of becoming fatigued or sustaining injury from overexertion.

The cart puller is ideal for use in a hospital environment because it is virtually silent during operation.  Members of the hospital staff can focus on performing their job duties without having to worry that their equipment will disturb patients who may be in need of rest. 

A cart puller from DJ Products is powered by a long lasting battery and can run for an entire eight hour shift on a single charge.  Employees won’t be delayed by having to stop in the middle of a task to repower equipment, which is essential for keeping up with the increases in hospital traffic caused by inclement weather.

Cart Pullers and Cart Pushers Lessen Chances of Hospital Drama

Are you a fan of ER or Grey’s Anatomy or other dramas set in hospitals? Well, the drama in real hospitals would reach new levels if a hospital found that a number of staff members were indisposed because of the kinds of strains and injuries workers get when they use material handling solutions that are not designed with ergonomics in mind.

Weighty Matters
An Electric Tugger cuts down on the chance of overexertion and will allow your employees to move fully loaded carts quickly and easily. Electric Tuggers also help to keep residents safe by allowing the staff to keep rooms and hallways clear. The Cart Puller from DJ Products is powerful enough to easily haul carts weighing up to fifteen hundred pounds without putting any undue stress on employees.

Better Handling
No matter how heavy or how light the loads your employees are transporting, it is crucial that they be able to move with ease. The term hospital corners normally refers to a method of making beds but when you are transporting a load of linens or medical supplies, tight hospital corners are the ones that you must travel through without running into anyone or losing what is being carried. A cart pusher like the CartCaddyShorty attaches to the swivel-castered end of the cart and provides the pushing and pulling power necessary for easy turning and intricate maneuvering.

With Hospital Carts from DJ Products you can leave the hospital drama to the people on TV. Call us at 800-686-2651 to speak to a Sales Engineer and learn more about our material handling solutions for hospitals.