1. In a story on respect for sterile processing: Operating room teams should treat sterile processing staff with respect to achieve optimal patient safety and employee satisfaction outcomes, according ...

Growing orthopedic (ortho) and spine surgical volume raises an important question: can ASC support structures handle the increased workloads and regulatory requirements without increased financial ...

Mark Doolittle, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Ameriwater, said: "Our cultural and strategic alignment with Culligan is clear and compelling. Innovative, customer-centric solutions are ...

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 ...

While they don’t always receive praise for their work, central sterile technicians in the sterile processing department are integral to patient care. “The sterile processing department and central ...

On Monday, five sets of contaminated surgical instruments forced surgeons at Brooke Army Medical Center to delay a trauma surgery, according to internal communications reviewed by the San Antonio ...

Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, answers some commonly asked questions about aseptic processing. A. Aseptic processing is a manufacturing method that can ...

ACCOUNTABLE. KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES. WELL, TONIGHT, WE ARE CONTINUING A KMBC NINE INVESTIGATION AFTER A WHISTLEBLOWER FILED COMPLAINTS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT A KANSAS CITY ...

The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital is dealing with problems caused by unsanitary surgical instruments, an issue that Brooke Army Medical Center also has been facing since last spring. At ...

A state investigation found that UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital’s sterile processing department was operating in unsafe and unsanitary conditions this summer, with hundreds of contaminated ...