--- title: Helmer Scientific | Demystifying Medical-grade Refrigeration White Paper description: There is no universal definition for medical-grade refrigeration, however, there are specifications that high quality medical-grade refrigerators should meet. --- [![](https://info.helmerinc.com/hubfs/helmerinc-apr2016/images/logo.png)](http://www.helmerinc.com/index.html) - [![](https://info.helmerinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/helmerinc-apr2016/images/icon-share.gif?width=40&height=44&name=icon-share.gif)](http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300&pubid=ra-515f2ea6148e0562) - [![](https://info.helmerinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/helmerinc-apr2016/images/icon-follow.gif?width=52&height=44&name=icon-follow.gif)](https://www.facebook.com/helmerinc) [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.helmerinc.com%2Fdemystifying-medical-grade%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.helmerinc.com%2Fdemystifying-medical-grade%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.helmerinc.com%2Fdemystifying-medical-grade%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.helmerinc.com%2Fdemystifying-medical-grade%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Helmer%20Scientific%20%7C%20Demystifying%20Medical-grade%20Refrigeration%20White%20Paper) # How do you define a medical-grade refrigerator? ### With no universal standard, what is considered medical-grade?  There is no universal definition for medical-grade refrigeration, however, there are specifications that high quality medical-grade refrigerators should meet or surpass relating to temperature stability, uniformity, and recovery. Surprisingly, many healthcare facilities have yet to make the transition from household or commercial refrigerators to true medical-grade cold storage. Improper equipment may: - Negatively affect patient safety due improper administration or ineffective testing - Lead to financial loss due to compromised products which require disposal - Result in the loss of irreplaceable patient samples which are critical to research - Create excess work and frustration for healthcare workers who have to deal with equipment problems and long drawn out processes required in the event of a temperature excursion **Download the white paper Demystifying Medical-grade Refrigeration to learn more.** ### Download the White Paper ## [Products](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/index.html) - **Hospital** - [Clinical Laboratory](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/pharmacy.html) - [Pharmacy](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/pharmacy.html) - [Blood Bank/Transfusion Service](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/blood-banktransfusion-service.html) - [Blood Center](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/blood-center.html) - [Intensive Care](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/intensive-care.html) - [Nursing](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/nursing.html) - [BioMed](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/biomed.html) - [All Hospital](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/all-hospital.html) - **Clinic** - [Health Department](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/health-department.html) - [Clinic](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/clinic.html) - [Physicians Office](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/physicians-office.html) - [All Clinic](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/all-clinic.html) - **Research** - [University](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/university.html) - [Government/NIH](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/government-nih.html) - [All Research](http://www.helmerinc.com/products/all-research.html) - [Support](https://www.helmerinc.com/knowledge-center) - [Get a Quote](https://www.helmerinc.com/quote-request) - [Helmer Store](https://www.helmerinc.com/search?search%5B0%5D=product_category%3Adisposables&search%5B1%5D=product_category%3Aparts_and_accessories) - [Distributor Locator](https://www.helmerinc.com/distributor-locator) - [Knowledge Center](https://www.helmerinc.com/knowledge-center) - [Service Request](https://www.helmerinc.com/technical-support) - [Regulatory & Compliance](https://www.helmerinc.com/regulatory-compliance) - [Supplier Resources](https://www.helmerinc.com/supplier-resources) - [Distributor Resources](https://www.helmerinc.com/user/login?destination=/distributor-resources) - [Purchasing Organizations](https://www.helmerinc.com/purchasing-organizations) - [Government Sales (GSA)](https://www.helmerinc.com/purchasing-organizations) - [Partner Organizations](https://www.helmerinc.com/purchasing-organizations) - [Company](https://www.helmerinc.com/about-us) - [About](https://www.helmerinc.com/about-us) - [BlueView Blog](https://blog.helmerinc.com) - [Careers](https://www.helmerinc.com/careers) - [Upcoming Events](https://www.helmerinc.com/tradeshow-schedule) - [Contact Us](https://www.helmerinc.com/contact-us) - [Responsibility](https://www.helmerinc.com/making-impact) - [Generosity](https://www.helmerinc.com/making-impact) - [Safety & Wellness](https://www.helmerinc.com/safety-and-wellness) - [Workplace](https://www.helmerinc.com/safety-and-wellness) - [Sustainability](https://www.helmerinc.com/sustainability) - [Home](http://www.helmerinc.com/index.html) - [Distributor Resources](http://www.helmerinc.com/support/distributor-resources/index.html) - [Site Map](http://www.helmerinc.com/sitemap.xml) - [Privacy Policy](http://www.helmerinc.com/privacy-policy.html) - [Terms of Use](http://www.helmerinc.com/terms-of-use.html) - [Contact Us](http://www.helmerinc.com/company/contact-directions/index.html) © 2024 Helmer Scientific. 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