EPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after...
Surgical Cleaning and Sterilization Equipment
How to Successfully Plan for Space, Equipment, Staff, and Workflows in Sterile Processing Departments
Celebrating Sterile Processing with Infection Control TodaySterile processing departments (SPDs) clean, decontaminate, and sterilize equipment, medical devices, and surgical instruments...
Sterile Processing Team – ChristianaCare News
October 21, 2022 The Sterile Processing Team 98 caregivers on 3 campuses sterilize 32,000 trays and instruments annually. It’s easy...
HCA North Florida Hospital extends surgery shutdown due to instrument sterilization
The large Florida hospital that shut down surgeries abruptly this month over concerns about sterilized operative room equipment is suspending...
Article | Outpatient Surgery Magazine
The instrument care professionals who run offsite reprocessing centers provide standardized cleaning, sterilization and maintenance/repair services with strict quality control....
Sterilization Equipment Market Share to Witness Stunning
New York, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Market.us, the Sterilization Equipment Market is estimated to be valued at...
Penn Medicine Opens the Largest Healthcare Equipment Sterilization Facility in the Country
PHILADELPHIA—Today, Penn Medicine opened its new Interventional Support Center (ISC), the largest instrument processing and surgical supply preparation facility in...
The Cleaning and Disinfection of Handheld Equipment
Cleaning and Disinfection of Handheld Equipment(AdobeStock_491537273 by buritora)Handheld equipment in hospitals encompasses a wide range of portable medical devices designed...
Upgrading Infection Prevention in Operating Rooms During the Pandemic
Cleanliness and sterilization are paramount in hospitals, but became even more critical throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there's been a...
