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 ...

Hospital’s sterile processing departments play an under-the-radar yet critically important role in patient care. While their function may not be prominently known to patients, they are responsible for ...

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 ...

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CANTON – Aultman Hospital has become the first hospital in Ohio to receive the Advanced Sterile Processing Certification (ASPC) from DNV. The certification affirms an organization’s commitment to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...