1. In a story on respect for sterile processing: Operating room teams should treat sterile processing staff with respect to achieve optimal patient safety and employee satisfaction outcomes, according ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ACCOUNTABLE. KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES. WELL, TONIGHT, WE ARE CONTINUING A KMBC NINE INVESTIGATION AFTER A WHISTLEBLOWER FILED COMPLAINTS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT A KANSAS CITY ...

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 ...

During a surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center on June 9, an operating room staffer discovered a bone fragment from a previous patient lodged in a sterilized surgical tool. A surgical team member set ...

REPORT JUST RELEASED BY THE DA. FIRST, A WHISTLEBLOWER FILING COMPLAINTS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES OVER CONCERNS THAT A KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL. GOOD EVENING. I’M LAURA MORRIS AND I’M KRIS KETZ.