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 Demand for Aseptic Processing in USA is witnessing sustained expansion as U.S. manufacturers scale sterile pharmaceutical ...

Two of the documents Lakeland (Fla.) Surgical & Diagnostic Center uses which are related to sterile processing are a sterile processing department testing and load form and sterile processing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hospitals are desperate to fill a middle-class health care job that only requires candidates to graduate from a certificate program — the issue is nobody’s heard of it. Sterile processing technicians ...

Getinge and SteriPro International have entered a strategic partnership to support safer workflows and a scalable approach for surgical services in North American sterile processing departments. The ...

Organizations involved in aseptic and sterile processing activities must make an effort to comply with current good manufacturing practices. Herber (Charles River): First and foremost, practicing GMPs ...

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 ...

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 ...