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 ...
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...
Ruth P. Shumaker, RN, BSN, CNOR, is a healthcare management consultant who focuses on both ambulatory surgery centers and hospital settings. Q: How should our ambulatory surgery center determine what ...
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 ...
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It’s something patients probably aren’t thinking about as they walk into General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital or one of Fort Leonard Wood’s dental clinics, but it’s ...
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 ...
St. Luke's University Health Network is launching a new, six-month training program in a little-known health care field. The first class of the School of Sterile Processing starts in April. The paid ...
The collaboration aims to improve transparency, cost efficiency and quality for sterile processing departments across the ...
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriWater, a leading provider of advanced water purification systems for healthcare, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Vizient®, the ...