Central Hospital Supply

The Central Hospital Supply (CHS) Section provides highly specialized and complex medical/surgical supplies to Clinical Center patient care areas and departments. CHS services include decontamination of reusable equipment; preparation and sterilization of surgical instrument packs; sterilization of invasive and noninvasive products; and distribution of specialized supplies through the management of an Automated Supply Stations System (Pyxis). CHS also manages highly specialized equipment and related supplies in support of research protocols.

Inventory Management

The Inventory Management Section manages, controls, and maintains medical/surgical supplies and services for patient care and clinical research needs. It coordinates supply needs with patient care staff and reviews, acquires, receives, and delivers both stocked and nonstocked consumable medical/surgical supplies required for both emergency and routine use.

Biomedical Engineering and Property Management

The Biomedical Engineering (Biomed) and Property Management Section manages the maintenance, calibration, safety, and performance monitoring of clinical and nonclinical equipment and ensures that all clinical equipment meets regulatory agency(s) regulations and industry standards. Additionally, it repairs and maintains patient care and nonpatient care nonmedical equipment. The section works closely with MMD’s nurse consultants office and other pertinent Clinical Center committees in forecasting, planning, and integrating current and future clinical equipment requirements for researchers.

This section also manages equipment property assets. This includes protecting, managing and controlling these items by performing property inventories; maintaining the inventory through the NIH property system; labeling, surplussing, and disposing of property properly; and coordinating the training of Clinical Center-wide departmental property custodians. It maintains approximately 11,000 items valued at approximately $185 million.

Storage and Distribution

The Storage and Distribution Section (S&D) receives, warehouses, stores, and distributes bulk supplies and equipment. This includes counting and inspecting items received, and properly documenting such actions in the NIH computer system and the MMD Lawson Inventory Management system. This section also has operational authority over the B2 Loading Dock and  serves as the project officer over MMD’s Moving and Storage contract.