7 advantages of a medical undercounter fridge

Welcome to another post in our blog. Today we would like to show you 7 advantages of a medical undercounter fridge from Coreco’s MedicalLab the point of view.

The value of a medical fridge

Medical laboratories, hospitals, pharmacies and other health care centers depend on cold storage units to manage materials such as vaccines, blood simples, pharmaceutical products or medicines.

These devices are essential, since they avoid danger and pollution between substances and they provide optimal conditions that extend these valuable materials service life.

Every laboratory either independent, hospital laboratory or health care center is able to experience a decrease of its medical care capacity and they can endanger patients lifes when they loose materiales, due to unreliable storage conditions.

Therefore, biological products are incredibly valuable both for scientist, healthcare staff and for patients and they should be managed with utmost care and attention.

Since cold storage units are a necessary investment, you must make sure to choose the ideal one for your laboratory needs and requirements.

If you are a distributor or an installer, you must become a trusted consultant in order to optimize the label of the laboratory that buys the fridges.

7 advantages of medical undercounter fridge

Although there are many options available, health care profesionales choose more and more undercounter devices. Why are they coming popular between laboratories and pharmacies?

The following are some advantages of medical undercounter fridges:

1. Efficient space

The major advantage of a medical undercounter fridge is the efficiency of space. Generally, medical facilities face space constaints and the little space available requires optimal utilization to operate efficiently.

Efficient fridges, in terms of space, make the work zone more usable and tidy. Thus, they achieve that the staff can move and work free, without hindrances or interruptions.

Medical undercounter fridges are a great option in order to save space and there are many refrigerators models. They have a smaller size than standard fridges and they can fit into smaller areas where only space is required to open their doors. You can choose from our range which best suits your storage or laboratory space requirements.

Due to its small profile, medical laboratories don’t have to incur the cost of designing extra floor space to fit a medical undercounter fridge. The ability of fitting undercounters is significant to improve the foot traffic flow in limited spaces.

2. Easily accessible

In a medical facilities environment, an medical undercounter fridge allows easy access to the products contained inside. It is an ideal option to store medicines and other frequently used materials that are used and then they are refrigerated again in the laboratory or the farmacy, since it allows quick access in a small space.

They are easy to open and close even for a person using mobility aids, since they don’t require access to the products on the upper shelves. Thanks to their facility, speed and security of access to store products, the medical undercounter fridge let you having an efficient service.

3. Environmentally friendly and energetically efficient

Medical undercounter fridges are models that belong to Coreco’s MedicalLab range and they comply with all enviroment certifications, that’s why they are enviromentally friendly. Investing in this type of medical quality equipment will help to reduce energy consumption in health care centers. In addition, materials used in the medical undercounter fridge manufacture have relatively smaller pollution footprint.

The compactness, energy efficiency and double functionality of these units provide the convenience that a medical laboratory needs and while offering an excellent value for money.

Generally, a health care center, either a laboratory or a farmacy, there are multiple expenses so it is worthwhile to save money as much as posible. With an under worktop fridge, you will pay less on yout electricity bill, you will optimize spaces and you will mantain enviromental awareness.

4. Racionalize aspect

Regardless of installation in which fridge is going to be used, it is essential to achieve one with contemporary look that blends in mainly with the rest of equipments and without disturbing the design.

In order to get the fridge blends in the cabinets, it must have a design for this purpose. Medical undercounter fridge have a well thought-out construction to blends in the wall or the cabinet. They are not intended to protrude from installed areas, so they give the installation an aerodinamic look.

Coreco’s MedicalLab fridges have several options and extras avaiables that we are sure they will meet the needs that laboratories demand. They are made of aluminum and stainless steel, so it ensure their durability and long service life. Therefore, our client won’t face problems with the attractive look of his laboratory or farmacy, since they provide an excellent design.

5. Easy to clean and maintain

The cleanliness of a laboratory fridge is essential, so it must mantain medicines or vaccines to the highest standard of hygiene. It guarantee that the products stored in the fridge are free of pollution. Mantaining the cleanliness in independent models can be a challenge, specially with the regular use.

But with undercounter fridge models, is easy the maintenance and cleaning, due to their position: aluminum and glass facilitate this cleanliness.

6. It improves traffic flow

If you have ever seen hustle and bustle in a medical laboratory and oher health care centers, you will understand the importance of maintenance the technicians good traffic flow.

Vertical fridges usually consume minor space and they don’t interfere with movements, even if you place them in an appropriate location. With an medical undercounter fridge you only have to identify the most convenient location under the cabinet or the undercounter where it fits perfectly without consuming a lot of space.

7. Efficient manage of stock

With medical undercounter fridge, medical staff can store the stock they need for their diary use in a more compact unit. Thanks to fast accessibility, the staff can find the necessary material without having the door open so much time, since it endanger internal temperature.

There are no doubts that this practice make substances shelf life longer and it avoids the possibility of pollution, so it is easy to take control of inventory, as it makes it difficult to avoid the loss of material and replacements.

Therefore, it is commited to applying the best practices about store, manipulation and inventory, which improves the efficiency in the inventory and costs control.

Safe storage of farmacy supplies require consistency and uniformity in air circulation. Overloaded fridges usually provoque an incoherent cooling due to the blocked air circulation, so it results in overworked compressors, wasted vaccines or unsafe products.

Unlike other type of fridges, undercounter models expel the heat they generate in the frontal part. Frontal breathing characteristics are essential to maintain the stored materials in optimal conditions.

Final result

Although the medical refrigeration units may seem an expensive investment, they give unequaled benefits to health care providers.

At Coreco MedicalLab, we are commited to offer advice services to both profesional and clients. We manufacture medical refrigeration units to differents medical facilities, including hospitals, medical laboratories and farmacies.

Click here to find out all the certifications and rules that our MedicalLab range of fridges comply with.

Feel free to call us to talk about the best solutions that we can offer you to solve your refrigeration or your clients needs, if you are a professional in the industry.