Weekly Audits: We collected supplies from discharged patient rooms. After collaborating with Infection Control, Quality and Supply Chain teams, we sorted items into those that could be returned and those that could not. Weekly audits tracked progress before and after the intervention.

Interventions: Interventions included removing underused supply carts from outside patient rooms, which posed contamination risks. We labeled supply room items by price (green, yellow, red) to encourage mindful use. Small bins — funded through a grant — were placed in each room for organized storage.

We also reprocessed patient care items such as pulse oximeters and disposable EKG leads, while also adding collection containers in every room to boost return rates.