THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK 3 (REFERRED HEREAFTER AS VA) IS IN…

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THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK 3 (REFERRED HEREAFTER AS VA) IS IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A SUPPLIER OF ERGONOMIC ENT WORKSTATIONS FOR OUR EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC. THE ENT WORKSTATIONS WILL BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VA'S COMPREHENSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY BALANCE DISORDERS CENTER. THIS SYSTEM IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE ENT (OTOLARENGYOLOGY) DEVICE THAT PROVIDES IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICAL DEVICES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER ALL PROCEDURES WITHOUT THE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE WORKSTATION. CLINICIANS HAVE NOTED THAT PROCEDURES AND INFECTION CONTROL CAN BE MANAGED MORE EFFECTIVELY FROM A SINGLE WORKSTATION SETUP RATHER THAN SEVERAL STATIONS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. IT IS DURING THE CHANGE OF INSTRUMENTATION AND MOVING BACK AND FORTH TO THE PATIENT THAT MOST INFECTIONS OCCUR.