A new program at UC San Diego Health is training people to advance from jobs like housekeeping and food service into clinical health roles.

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 ...

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 new program aimed at reducing surgical infection rates at a hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone is being hailed a success. Mercy Ships’ Education, Training, and Advocacy (ETA) department is ...

Trocaire College and the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology will team up to offer free training in phlebotomy and sterile processing and distribution to Buffalo-area residents. The training will ...

The Greater Omaha Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology provides a free, downloadable sterile processing checklist. The four-page sterilization standards ...

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 ...

There is a need for some medical professionals in our area, and a community college is stepping in to try to fill the gap. Many hospitals in our area are looking for sterile processing technicians.