X-ray Garment Repairs
Extend the life of your lead aprons with our complimentary repairs
Extend the Life of Your Lead Garments
RCS offers complimentary repairs for X-ray garments under contract. Our repairs include:
Exchanging broken buckles
Replacing worn Velcro
Adding hanging straps to skirts
Mending ripped straps
Sewing up torn binding & more
Why Repair Your X-ray Garments?
Cost savings. Many facilities will replace repairable garments. RCS’s complimentary repairs will save your team unnecessary replacement costs.
Quality of Care. Safer and more comfortable X-ray garments will improve staff satisfaction and demonstrate your facility’s commitment to quality patient care.
Convenience. Using RCS for complimentary garment repairs will simplify your lead garment inventory management and maintenance.
Compliance. Poor garment maintenance leads to compliance issues. Ensure staff and patient safety with routine repairs.
Our Process
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When your lead garments enter our facility, we evaluate them for needed repairs.
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Necessary repairs are completed. The repairs are notated with a removable sticker and time-stamped. Our team updates RADCOMPLY™ with the repair information for your records.
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All repairs are checked by our QA team.
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Your dedicated service coordinator will send a report with repairs completed and ensure you’re pleased with the results.
Case Study
Garment Repair and Replacement Savings
$27,090 in Total Savings
Overview
After the Covid-19 pandemic, a midwestern level-one teaching hospital was struggling with staff shortages and fell behind on the cleaning and maintenance of their radiation protection equipment. The hospital partnered with RCS and put their 1,347 X-ray garments under a bi-annual service contract to be cleaned, sanitized, X-ray scanned, and repaired.
Repairs During Service
Of the 1,347 garments sent in for service, 148 garments needed repairs. The average manufacturer repair cost is $75 per garment. By contracting with RCS and received complimentary repairs, they saved $11,100 in repair costs.
Garment Replacement
The customer needed to replace 123 of the 1,347 total garments sent in for service. Comparing RCS pricing for garment replacement to their previous supplier, the customer calculated $130 saved per garment by using RCS. By purchasing new garments through RCS, the customer calculated $15,990 saved. The garments purchased through RCS also arrived tagged, X-ray scanned, and documented in their RADCOMPLY™.
Benefits of Lead Garment Repairs
Cost Efficiency. As illustrated in the case study above, our complimentary repair services save facilities thousands in repair and replacement costs. Our services have been recognized by many Value Analysis Committees (VAC) from healthcare networks across the nation.
Extending Lifetime of Garments. Garment repairs can extend the life of garments 2-4 years.
Our customers love the convenience. RCS simplifies garment maintenance for your team.
What Makes RCS Different
RCS has been leading the industry in X-ray garment compliance for over a decade.
Our processes go beyond wipes & sprays to ensure your garments are safe for patients and staff.
The Joint Commission and other regulators recognize RCS as a best practice solution.