As ASCs become a more convenient, less costly alternative to hospital-based surgeries, it’s important that sterile processing procedures are implemented properly and consistently to ensure safe and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ambulatory surgery center ecosystem is thriving. New ASCs, whether owned privately or through cooperative investments with hospitals, are springing up across the nation — and their surgical ...

I feel much more comfortable performing procedures in non-sterile gloves than I do in the sterile ones. Also, a lot of our sterile gloves contain latex. All of our clean boxed gloves do not. Therefore ...