At one time it might have been surprising to find out that an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) functioned without an in-house Sterile Processing Department (SPD). Today, it’s common to see centers ...

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 ...

Hospital’s sterile processing departments play an under-the-radar yet critically important role in patient care. While their function may not be prominently known to patients, they are responsible for ...

A release says that all 18 people got their national certifications as registered central service technicians.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. DMC Children's Hospital separating sterile processing ...

They are CRDAMC's invisible gladiators of patient safety, tasked with a nasty mission: infection prevention. Whether dressed head to toe in personal protective gear or huddled over desks peering ...

SAGINAW — St. Mary’s of Michigan Sterile Processing Department was recently named the ‘Central Service Department of the Year,’ by the Michigan Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals.

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 ...