Uniform Program Tips

We have worked with over 60 hospitals to implement scrub programs. We can tell you for sure it is not easy. Here are some tips and tricks we have learned from other facilities to make the roll out easier for you and your employees. If you have additional tips to share, please email us at email address.

Over Communicate the Benefits – Make sure that everyone in the facility understands why you are making the change and why it is better for your patients and your facility.

Offer Choices – Offer at least 3 top styles and 3 pant styles. People are happier about the change when they feel like they have choices and they can find something that fits well and feels comfortable.

Buy the First Sets – Many facilities buy the first 3-5 sets of scrubs for full time employees to ease the transition. These facilities either buy the scrubs or give the employees an allowance in their check to cover the expense of the new scrubs.

Get the Staff Involved – Get a team together that represents all of the different functional areas of the hospital to help make decisions about the program. Keeping people involved helps to increase employee acceptance.

Survey the Patients – Before and after the uniform change, survey your patients to ask how easy it is to indentify who is their room. Post the results of the survey before and after the change when you have the survey completed.