What Does Excellent Waste Management Customer Service Look Like?
In the fast-paced and complex world of healthcare waste, working with a partner that ensures superior waste management customer service is critical to ensuring patient safety and clinician excellence.
Have you experienced customer service issues? Been left on the phone for hours waiting to speak to a representative? Experienced missed or delayed pick-ups, price surges, and supply-chain shortages? These sorts of service issues can have a negative impact on your facility’s efficiency, safety, and compliance.
The Daniels Health Difference
Here at Daniels Health, we strive to maintain the highest standards in the industry, taking a proactive approach to communication, service reliability, and customer responsiveness. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service for waste management with a hands-on, integrated approach.
From our customer service team to our field team, you can count on Daniels to meet your needs with guaranteed communication, pre-determined pricing, and a secure supply chain of sustainable containment solutions.
Moreover, with ownership of the entire process, we are best positioned to handle any challenges that come our way. In a global climate wherein the unexpected can very well become ordinary, Daniels is a waste management customer service partner you can count on to meet your needs.
TOPICS WE WILL COVER:
1 / Understanding DIFOT (Delivery In Full, On Time) Scores
2 / Our Customer Service For Waste Management Team
6 / Contact Daniels Health Now: The National Leader in Clincally Designed Waste Services
Understanding DIFOT (Delivery In Full, On Time) Scores
One of our key performance indicators is our DIFOT score, which stands for “delivery in full, on time.” This communicates our service delivery from the customer’s point of view.
At Daniels, we measure a successful delivery as a service that is not only on time but has the right amount and type of containers as expected unless otherwise pre-agreed with the customer. Because we own every element of the disposal process, we can deliver at consistently high, above-average rates, so you never have to worry about missed services.
Daniels Health’s impressive DIFOT score
We can proudly claim that across the United States, our DIFOT score is 98.75%, meaning that for every 100 services, we complete 98.75 on time and with full delivery of our products.
How does that compare to other service industries? In December 2020, for example, UPS, USPS, and FedEx had a combined average DIFOT score of 72%, meaning they completed 72 out of every 100 deliveries in full and on time. Maintaining consistently high delivery rates is no easy feat, and it is a key component of our excellent waste management customer support.
Our Customer Service for Waste Management Team
The dedicated customer service team at Daniels Health
At Daniels, we have a committed waste management customer service team, with a dedicated account manager assigned to each of our clients. Our team of customer service representatives help to navigate supply chain, surplus needs, and service schedule changes to ensure your facility provides the best care to your patients without unnecessary disruptions. We know our customers want to understand our processes and policies while also trusting our expertise.
Multiple channels of communication for customers
Our waste management customer service agents are here to provide proactive communication, support deliveries/pickup schedules, and resolve any issues in a timely manner. They support our customers and staff nationally with projects, data reporting, and communications to enhance individual accounts.
You can contact our hands-on customer service team based in our national support office or your local area via phone, email, and live chat.
Labor Reliability
An excellent level of customer service doesn’t just start and end with the customer service team. Every area of the business is critical, but none more so than our field services team.
Our contingency plan for labor shortages
Daniels maintains a contingency plan for temporary labor replacement, ensuring service continuity in the event of labor shortages. And, because we own our own transportation and logistics, we are never at the mercy of third-party disruptions. Our internal training processes and SOPs (standardized operational procedures) enable fast and effective onboarding, cross-functional support, and workforce effectiveness in time of need.
Service Reliability
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, issues do occur, but our approach is designed to handle the unexpected.
Rapid response to transport system failures
For example, if our transport systems have failed (e.g., a truck has broken down), the issue is usually rectified within the same day and escalated to our national and global support teams, which focus on ensuring healthcare service continuity.
Agile resources and service contingencies during supply chain shortages
In times of supply-chain shortages, like what we experienced throughout the pandemic, we have agile resources and service contingencies in place for increased fluctuations in waste volumes and service scheduling.
Maintaining surplus bins, staff, and fleet capacity
We maintain a surplus of bins, staff, and fleet capacity to accommodate evolving changes. In addition to our reliable service-based model, our customer inventory is optimally set so customers will have up to 48 hours of contingency stock on hand. Additionally, our emphasis on reusable containers means we always have a secure supply of fresh containers to provide to healthcare facilities, avoiding any industry supply-chain shortages.
Why Choose Daniels
The Gold Standard in Waste Management Customer Service
At Daniels, our team goes above and beyond, but don’t just take our word for it. This is what some of our partners have to say about their experience with Daniels as their waste management customer service provider:
“I’m glad we [partnered with Daniels] because they are a pleasure to deal with – from the punctual driver through to their helpful customer service” – Sandy Evans, John E. Weinsenberger, M.D.
“The drivers that pick up our waste are friendly and professional. I cannot say enough on how positive the impact has been for Florida Cancer Specialists since contracting with [Daniels]” – Kelly Albrech, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute.
“My questions are answered in a timely fashion, and they’re always friendly” – Javier Cruz, Blythedale Hospital.
Contact Daniels Health Now: The National Leader in Clinically Designed Waste Services
We are proud to be recognized as the national leader of clinically designed waste services, providing valuable, sustainable, cost-effective, and, most importantly, compliant protection for facilities. Our local and national customer excellence team is here to help attain your desired waste management outcomes.
If you would like to find out more information on who we are and what we do, and experience our impeccable waste management customer service for yourself, call us today.
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