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 ...

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 ...

As health systems enter 2026 facing continued margin pressure, workforce constraints, and rising demand for surgical access, hospital executives are gravitating toward practical, proven insights that ...

Arlington, Virginia, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new guidance document on the sterile processing of dilators and ultrasound probes in healthcare facilities has been published by the ...

The ambulatory surgery center ecosystem is thriving. New ASCs, whether owned privately or through cooperative investments with hospitals, are springing up across the nation — and their surgical ...

ROCHESTER — Prepping patients, handling surgical instruments and keeping patients safe by keeping everything in the operating room safe and sterile: A hands-on experience of jobs in an operating room ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether it's an impoverished nation, a battlefield or a disaster site, there are places where doctors have to perform surgery outside of a sterile operating room. That's where the SurgiField system ...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board today announced that it is “starting a major renovation project for its sterile processing department that will run from February to July 2025.” A spokesperson said, ...