Proper management of resources as well efficient and effective cleaning, assembling and sterilizing of surgical instruments are imperative to a well functioning perioperative service line. Alpha ...

Sterile Processing of Eye Instruments: Q&A With Nancy Jo Vinson Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of Healthcare Consultants International (a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory ...

While one facility’s healthcare leaders are scrambling to explain how 11 years of sterile processing challenges went unaddressed and unmitigated, those of us in the industry know this instance is not ...

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a move poised to significantly elevate standards within Sterile Processing, Crothall Healthcare (Crothall), a leading provider of sterile processing and support ...

As of mid-December, the department processed more than 217,600 items Staff performs about 40,700 hours of surgery annually Ideal turnaround from contaminated to sterile is six hours In the basement of ...

One of the most dangerous places to be in America is on an Operating Room table. The Leapfrog Group estimates that as many as 400,000 patients die every year due to preventable hospital errors. And if ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aesculap, Inc. (Aesculap), an industry leader in sterile processing and operating room solutions, is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 ...

Delray Beach, FL, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global surgical instrument tracking systems market, valued at US$314.2 million in 2024, stood at US$371.4 million in 2025 and is projected to ...

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