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 ...

Sterile product manufacturing and related testing have evolved significantly during the last 30 years. From requirements for acceptance criteria for media-fill tests, to developing validated ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It’s something patients probably aren’t thinking about as they walk into General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital or one of Fort Leonard Wood’s dental clinics, but it’s ...

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 ...

Monroe County Community College will host an Aug. 19 open house for its sterile processing technician training program beginning Sept. 10.

Sterile processing technicians, also known as medical equipment preparers, handle the cleaning and sterilization of equipment used in laboratories and healthcare facilities. Pharmacy technicians ...

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 ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Step inside Providence St. Vincent’s Sterile Processing Unit with FOX 12’s Wayne Garcia. Meet the team and student volunteers who clean, inspect, and sterilize every instrument ...

This article summarizes changes to the Akers–Agalloco aseptic processing risk analysis model (first presented in Pharmaceutical Technology's November 2005 issue) as well as some of the underlying ...