They are CRDAMC's invisible gladiators of patient safety, tasked with a nasty mission: infection prevention. Whether dressed head to toe in personal protective gear or huddled over desks peering ...

The following content is sponsored by Surgical Directions. Most hospitals in recent years have focused needed attention on preventing surgical site infections. Properly timed antibiotics, skin ...

Detroit Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital of Michigan is constructing a 250,000-square-foot critical care tower, which will house its own sterile processing department, according to DMC Children’s ...

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Central sterile processing is essential for a safe and efficient operating room. Mistakes in sterilization can cause delays in surgery and patient infections, among other issues. Alecia Cooper, RN, BS ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Saratoga Hospital recently completed a $5 million expansion of its central sterile processing department to accommodate significant growth in complex surgical ...

A round 140 surgeries and other invasive procedures take place in our hospital system each week day — and at each one, a surgeon will walk into the operating room and find his or her instruments ...

Ruth P. Shumaker, RN, BSN, CNOR, a healthcare management consultant who focuses on both ambulatory surgery centers and hospital settings, discusses 10 ways to develop a strong sterile processing ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - There’s a new course at Virginia Western Community College, preparing unsung heroes for a career in the healthcare industry. The new sterile processing course started after a ...

Censis leaders Harshil Goradia and Seamus Johnson explain how AI in sterile processing is being applied as a co-pilot to improve consistency, reduce missing items, and strengthen documentation without ...

WARRENTON, Va., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SimplyRFID, a software and hardware development company that makes radio-frequency ID tracking systems, has partnered with Surgio Health to automate the ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services cited Pinnacle Regional Hospital for its sterile processing procedures. Missouri health regulators have told a Boonville, Missouri, hospital that ...