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Hospital Operation Sterile 
SpecialtyCare
JULY 6, 2025
This specialized department ensures that surgical instruments and medical devices are cleaned, disinfected, assembled, and sterilized to the highest standards before clinical use. Sterilization Processes: Techniques like steam, high-level liquid, or low-temperature sterilization are applied based on device requirements.
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SpecialtyCare
JUNE 28, 2025
At SpecialtyCare, we’ve implemented SPD best practices across hundreds of healthcare facilities, and we’ve seen firsthand how adherence to these standards dramatically improves patient safety, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
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SpecialtyCare
JULY 12, 2025
Table of Contents Why Hospitals Need to Find a Sterile Processing Partner What to Look for in a Sterile Processing Partner 1. Customization for Your Hospital 6. Customization for Your Hospital 6. If you’re seeking a reliable, experienced sterile processing partner, here’s what you need to know.
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SpecialtyCare
JUNE 13, 2025
The sterile processing department workflow encompasses every step from the moment contaminated instruments leave the operating room to their return as sterile, ready-to-use surgical tools.
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SpecialtyCare
MARCH 15, 2025
Table of Contents What Is Hospital Surgical Support? Sterile Processing and Instrument Sterilization 4. From sterile processing and perfusion services to intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) and surgical assistants, hospital surgical support teams are the unsung heroes behind every successful operation.
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SpecialtyCare
JUNE 21, 2025
Table of Contents Discover Rewarding Career Opportunities in Sterile Processing Why Choose Career Opportunities in Sterile Processing? As surgical procedures continue to increase and infection prevention becomes increasingly critical, career opportunities in sterile processing are expanding rapidly across the country.
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Platinum Meidcal Staffing
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
In the high-stakes environment of the operating room, a surgeon’s success is rarely a solo achievement. They monitor patient vitals, manage wound closures, and maintain a sterile field. Increased OR Efficiency The presence of a skilled assistant translates into a more efficient operating room.
SpecialtyCare
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Assisting Surgical Teams: Providing direct support to surgeons and operating room staff by ensuring that all necessary instruments and equipment are available and functioning correctly. Ensuring Sterility and Safety: Upholding strict sterilization protocols to prevent infections and maintain a safe surgical environment.
SpecialtyCare
JANUARY 12, 2025
Sterile Processing Solutions Why It Works: 3. Flexible and Scalable Solutions Why It Works: In todays fast-paced healthcare environment, ancillary care services play a crucial role in ensuring efficient patient care, reducing operational burdens, and enhancing outcomes. Table of Contents 1. Perfusion Services Why It Works: 4.
SpecialtyCare
JUNE 9, 2025
The sterile processing department (SPD) and the OR work hand in hand, but they don’t always see eye to eye. When they operate in silos, miscommunication is inevitable, leading to errors and delays that can inhibit operations and even harm patients. Many OR staff members don’t realize how difficult sterile processing work is.
SpecialtyCare
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Supporting Hospitals with a Dependable Workforce SpecialtyCare’s nationwide network of highly trained Surgical First Assistants allows hospitals and surgical centers to maintain uninterrupted operations and meet the increasing demand for surgical services. Their expertise reduces the risk of infections and complications.
SpecialtyCare
APRIL 15, 2025
Defining quality in the sterile processing department (SPD) is a challenge for many healthcare organizations and hospitals. Most of the time spent on sterile processing is not about improvement but about fighting turnover and doing damage control when delays or errors occur. One big factor is staffing proficiency, says Marcy.
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SpecialtyCare
JANUARY 16, 2025
Sterile Processing Solutions Sterile environments are essential for successful organ procurement. SpecialtyCares sterile processing solutions guarantee that all surgical instruments and equipment meet the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.
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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Sterile processing is boring. After all, if something particularly exciting happens in your facility’s sterile processing department (SPD), it’s most likely a sign that things aren’t going well. And when a sterile processing department can do that, they can ensure an elite level of patient safety and satisfaction.
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Platinum Meidcal Staffing
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Operating Room (OR) nurses, also known as perioperative nurses, play an essential role in surgeries. They are responsible for maintaining a sterile environment, assisting surgeons, and ensuring patient safety throughout the surgical process. What Does an OR Nurse Do?
Concordia Anesthesiology
OCTOBER 12, 2021
In almost every hospital the OR is the “lion”, bringing in the largest share of revenue (as much as 70%) - and eating up a large share (an estimated 40%) of a hospital’s total expenses. link] Efficient Case Scheduling - Secret to a Well-Run OR Operating room costs can be categorized as fixed or variable. link] Permalink
ARC/STSA
JUNE 22, 2023
Our amazing educators met in April to support one another, share tips for starting a sterile processing program, and discuss how sterile processing and surgical technology programs can have a mutually beneficial relationship. Education is important to ensure proper sterilization. Here are some tips and resources to get started.
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BFW Inc.
JUNE 17, 2021
Operating room inventory and equipment account for nearly 60% of total hospital costs alone. However, cost is just one factor worth considering when you’re looking to improve hospital efficiency. Let’s take a deeper look at the relationship between hospital performance, equipment, and processes.
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Platinum Meidcal Staffing
AUGUST 31, 2024
Whether at leading healthcare facilities like USPI and SCA Surgery Centers, or local hospitals across Maryland, D.C., and Virginia, these professionals are the backbone of the operating room. Surgical assistants are responsible for preparing instruments, maintaining a sterile environment, and anticipating the needs of the surgeon.
Sullivan Healthcare Consulting
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Luke’s Health System, Robert Eisenberg, RN, MBA, CASC, Senior Vice President, ASC Practice Leader, Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, Nicole Brown, Chief Operating Officer Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, St. Luke’s wanted the surgery center to run with the operational mentality of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC). Luke’s COSM.
MEDITEK
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Our surgical equipment experts are knowledgeable about the needs of ORs and can help create a harmonious flow in the operating room. The operating room ceiling system is one of the most important (and expensive) pieces of real estate in your facility.
BFW Inc.
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Healthcare organizations may be deterred from using surgical cameras in the operating room for numerous reasons, including high equipment costs, potential workflow disruption, and patient privacy concerns. However, the impact surgical videos have on clinical performance, patient outcomes, and efficiency are invaluable.
OpFlow
JULY 22, 2021
Submitted to Operations Research manuscript OPRE-2021-06-370 Vinayak Deshpande, PhD Nishanth Mundru, PhD Sandeep Rath, PhD Martyn Knowles, MD, MBA, FACS Benjamin C. Wood, MD, MBA, FACS ABSTRACT Surgical procedures account for over 60% of the operating cost of a hospital.
The Circulating Life
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Since we’re celebrating this week, here are 12 reasons why I love working in the operating room. 1 – Scrub Caps Scrub caps serve a valid purpose in the operating room, for sure. 5 – Scrubbing I wasn’t taught to scrub when I started in the operating room. But they’re also SO convenient!
MEDITEK
JANUARY 26, 2022
With so many options for premium operating tables, you may find it challenging to select a surgical table for your hospital. However, the operating tables market is growing and will reach US $1,043.41 With this forecasted growth rate, you need to know how to quickly find the best surgical tables for your operating room (OR).
OpFlow
JANUARY 26, 2021
Wood, MD, MBA ABSTRACT: Introduction Surgical procedures account for 50% of hospital revenue and approximately 60% of operating costs. On average, less than 20% of surgical instruments are used during a case, and the expense for re-sterilization and assembly of instrument trays ranges from $0.51-3.01 Farber, MD ; Benjamin C.
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Transforming Outcomes
JUNE 26, 2020
When you think of the operating room (OR), what comes to mind? At my first hospital, I visited the nursing director regularly to see if there were any openings. The circulating nurse ensures there’s not a break in sterile technique. An intense and stressful work environment? A place where you have to think and act quickly?
SpecialtyCare
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Table of Contents Meet Alex A Passion for the OR A Journey of Growth Team Spirit and City Pride Rewarding Moments Encouragement for Future Colleagues Join Us in Celebrating Meet Alex As an Operating Room Specialist Manager (OSM), Alex has been with SpecialtyCare for nearly five years.
SpecialtyCare
OCTOBER 12, 2024
As a trusted partner to hospitals across the United States, SpecialtyCare offers a wide range of career paths in healthcare that provide meaningful work, professional development, and competitive benefits. This role involves advanced technology and direct involvement in the operating room, providing vital support during complex procedures.
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Trocar Supplies
AUGUST 21, 2023
Used by various professionals, autoclaves play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of both patients and practitioners. When it comes to surgical procedures, dental treatments, laboratory experiments, hormone pellet therapy, or the artistry of tattoos, cleanliness, and sterility are of paramount importance.
OpFlow
DECEMBER 9, 2021
This issue is present at most (if not all) hospitals across the country, as has been well-established by dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals. These publications span all surgical specialties and hospital settings, the full spectrum of procedure types, across pediatric and adult services lines.
MEDITEK
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
From one family business to another, Meditek is proud to partner with Dr. Mach and officially offer their first-class, german-made LED lights to hospitals and private healthcare facilities across Canada. These lights have empowered doctors across more than 100 countries to perform modern operations and make precise diagnoses.
Blickman Industries
OCTOBER 22, 2020
You may not think that reaching out to Blickman with an idea or customization is all that important, but it teaches us about what's important in today's hospitals. They were pioneering new surgical practices and were insistent on sterile conditions in the operating room.
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Pima Medical Institute
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
The fast-paced world of hospitals and surgery centers rely on the surgical team to ensure safe and successful outcomes. Responsibilities in the Operating Room Surgical Technologists : Surgical technologists have a comprehensive role. They assist the surgical team by ensuring the operating room is properly set up and sterile.
SpecialtyCare
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The operating room is no stranger to me and is a place I enjoy spending my time for work.” After the procedure is finished, I make sure our products are clean and sterilized. I was surprised that we were able to travel and help hospitals and patients, not just in the city we’re from.”
Jalal Surgical
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Circumcision Surgery at Home Circumcision is a surgical procedure that should only be performed by trained healthcare professionals in a controlled environment, such as a hospital or clinic. Sterile Environment: The surgery is conducted in a sterile environment to reduce the risk of infections.
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The Anesthesia Consultant
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
To aid you in visualizing yourself in the hospital, I’m substituting the pronoun “you” instead of “I” in the narrative below. You complete your morning bathroom and breakfast routines, and leave your residence at 0630 hours for the hospital. Your hospital contains multiple operating rooms, and today you are in room #10.
The Anesthesia Consultant
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Or is it an expensive gadget for hospitals and surgeons to market and attract potential patients? Video laparoscopy surgical equipment and the longer operating times were increased expenses, but the advantages of outpatient surgery and quicker recovery made the new technique the standard of care for many surgeries within the abdomen.
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BFW Inc.
MAY 17, 2023
In a recent article published by Healthcare Purchasing News, the need for quick turnover of patient and operating rooms requires a thorough and rapid method to disinfect these spaces. 3 UV-C light is now widely considered an important adjunctive measure in hospital infection protocols, for its versatility.
Elmed
JANUARY 11, 2022
Over the past year there has been a lot of increased emphasis and attention placed on pre-cleaning surgical instruments at the point of use prior to transport to sterile reprocessing. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for the quality and safety of healthcare delivered by hospitals and healthcare facilities.
BFW Inc.
AUGUST 11, 2021
High operating room administration costs due to surgery cancellations and lengthy block times. Pro: These lights provide a lot of illumination and are a basic essential for any operating room. However, as noted above, the risk of shadows and insufficient illumination on the operation site is significant.
Sullivan Healthcare Consulting
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
ASCs’ efficiency, lower costs, and high-quality patient care often allow them to earn higher margins than traditional surgical settings like hospital ORs or hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). You’ll see and understand what is ‘under the hood’ from clinical, financial, operational and regulatory perspectives,” shares Eisenberg.
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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting
AUGUST 19, 2024
This creates a problem for both hospitals and surgeons. For hospitals, this reluctance to take call represents a problem because it makes recruitment more difficult, and after surgeons are recruited, they may be dissatisfied. During recruitment, surgeons represent an increase in patient volume and revenue for the hospital.
Symmetry Surgical
JULY 4, 2016
Cushing with the use of electrosurgery to remove the mass with very little bleeding, and the operation was a resounding success. 86 years have passed since that initial use of electrosurgery, and it has has become a mainstay in operating rooms, with over 80% of all surgeries involving the practice. Bovie assisted Dr. Harvey W.
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