TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 21, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. (SRI) (Nasdaq:STRC), a leading provider of reusable surgical products and reprocessing services supporting the healthcare ...
Surgical instruments are one of the largest dollar assets of a hospital. Proper use of instrument protection devices and packaging aids can ensure costly surgical instruments are kept in top working ...
Employees at Kaiser Zion Medical Center in Grantville are calling for the suspension of all surgeries at the facility due to what they say is visible contamination of the trays that hold sterilized ...
Higher-acuity orthopedic procedures — such as total joint replacements of the hip, knee and shoulder — are increasingly shifting to ambulatory surgery centers as payers seek cost savings and ...
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (AGSH), a 340-bed acute-care facility located in Downers Grove, Ill., is installing a real-time location system (RTLS) that leverages active RFID and workflow software ...
Everyone who works in a hospital operating room knows what a surgical tray wrap is. It's the thick, waterproof stuff that keeps surgical instruments sterile, and once it's used, it's thrown away.
HUNDREDS of parents have been sent letters warning of a sterilisation breach at Princess Margaret Hospital, after five trays of surgical instruments were found with visible dust last month. While the ...