The following are products / services that some of the facilities have found beneficial :

Product: Compression Hose
Purpose:    For Prevention of DVT
Company:  Dynamic Air Inc
Contact:     Stan Knighton
                    1-800-572-0836 / Opt 3
                    Cell:  251-747-2301
                    Email:  Stanknighton@dynamicair.net
Website:    www.dynamicair.net
Comments:  Excellent product with significant cost savings over other products.
                        Manufactured in Alexander City, AL / Excellent customer service

Product: Interpreter Phones
Purpose:     Interprets instructions / conversations / discharge instructions / 
                      post-op follow-up phone calls, etc in    
                      100 languages / including American Sign Language.
Company:   WorldWide Interpreters
Website:      www.e-wwi.com
Contact:       Fred Grissom / President or Daniel Anaya / 1-866-967-5313
Email:          fred.grissom@e-wwi.com
Comments:  Very reasonable price / can have several phones for different areas / once purchased, only charged by minutes used.  Excellent resource for reducing costs and availability for onsight interpreter; Reduces your liability requiring a certified interpreter be utilized for medical information. Easy to use.

Product:  Bladderscan
Purpose:    Helps diagnose urinary retention / reduces post-op stays / reduces
                     admissions after discharge for inabliltiy to void.
Company:  Verathon / 1-800-331-2313
Contact:     Distributer:  Diagnostic Ultrasound / Michael Hardee:  205-982-7095
Website:    www.verathon.com
Comment:  Very easy to use / has reduced treatment and / or
                     admissions after discharge significantly.
                     We use Model BVI 3000 / others also available.

Product:     Telephone on Hold Message System
Purpose:    Allows you to custom design professional information / public service
                     announements / facility information for "on hold messages.
Company:   Intellisound
Contact:       Joe Scott / President; 828-210-9000
Website:      www.intellisound.net
Comment:  Very professionally done; can change messages as needed.

Service:  Website Design / Maintenance
Purpose:    Will design and host your website
Company:  Wide Net Consulting
Contact:      Derek Brown: Derek@widenetconsulting.com
                                              256-241-6112
Website:     www.widenetconsulting.com
Comment:  Excellent company that did this website and is in the process of 
                      working with some of our ASCs in the Associatiion to upgrade their
                      websites.
                      Excellent pricing and customer service.  Software is very easy to use
                      for editing content - can edit yourself as needed.          
                                
Product:      Patient Satisfaction Surveys - Software and Scanner
Purpose:     Allows you to design your own surveys, change questions periodically, 
                     scan surveys into the system, and generate reports, graphs, etc.
Company:   AutoData Systems
Contact:       1-800-662-2192
Website:      www.autodata.com

Comment:   Very flexible and easy to use.  Professional looking surveys.  Sigificant
                      reduction in time to tabulate monthly results.


Service:       Employee Drug Screen Program
Purpose:     Provides comprehensive durg testing / screening program that includes pre-
                      employment testing, testnig for reasonable cause, post-accident, return to duty, and random sampling.
Company:    Safety First (A Division of Behavioral Health Systems)
Contact:       Danny Cooner:  dcooner@behavioralhealthsystems.com
                                                   1-800-245-1150

Website:     www.safetyf1rst.com