Havasu Regional Medical Center Offering New Technology for Needle-Free In-patient Blood Draws
March 25, 2025
Havasu Regional Medical Center Offering New Technology for Needle-Free In-patient Blood Draws.
By adopting inventive technology, HRMC is the first in the state to implement needle-free blood draws, redefining the patient standard of care for blood collection.
Lake Havasu City, AZ - March 11, 2024 – As part of its unwavering commitment to patient-first care, Havasu Regional Medical Center proudly announces that it is among a growing number of health systems nationwide to provide its patients needle-free blood draws. HRMC is transforming the patient experience by reducing the pain and discomfort experienced from multiple needlesticks, while continuing to lead the charge for top-quality care.
With the new technology, a patient’s existing peripheral IV catheter line can be used for high-quality blood draws, leading to the welcome relief of fewer needlesticks for patients, with less pain and anxiety. The technology also benefits practitioners by reducing blood exposure and needlestick injuries for health care staff and delivers an improved clinical workflow.[1] The result is a more pleasant, and safer, experience for all.
Havasu Regional Medical Center stands firm in prioritizing patients in all aspects of our practice, including vascular access,” said Phil Fitzgerald, CEO of HRMC. “Investing in this progressive, needle-free method of blood collection, we are taking meaningful action in our commitment to our patients, continually advancing our highest standards of care by taking the often-dreaded needlestick out of blood sample collection.”
Blood draws by venipuncture are one of the most common hospital procedures in the world, affecting nearly every hospitalized patient daily,[2] and a recent Harris Poll highlighted how patients often experience unnecessary, failed, and repeat needlesticks in hospitals. In fact, needlesticks are an often-overlooked challenge but can be one of the most traumatic aspects of a patient's hospital stay. More than half of Americans (51%) report some fear of needles, and of that group, a top reason is fear of needing multiple needle insertions (31%).
The adoption of this new practice at HRMC comes after a comprehensive evaluation of the technology and procedures, to ensure the delivery of the highest level of care.
[1] Twibell, K. e. (2019). A Comparative Study of Blood Sampling from Venipuncture and Short Peripheral Catheters in Pediatric Patients. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 42(5): p 239
[2] Cadacio C, Nachamkin I. A novel needle-free blood draw device for sample collection from short peripheral catheters. JIN. 2017;40(3):156-162