Sterile tools are essential for running a safe and efficient OR. You can rely on our team to handle decontamination, inspection, maintenance, sterilization, and storage — all carefully documented to ensure you are in compliance and your patients are safe.
SpecialtyCare is integrated with 1,200 hospitals and health systems nationwide and have over a 97% customer retention rate, speaking volumes about the satisfaction of the hospitals and surgery centers that have chosen to partner with us.
SPD errors can result in substantial time & financial losses for your hospital; however, many institutions remain unaware of the full impact these errors have on their operating rooms due to inadequate measurement and tracking. Use this simple tool to calculate potential cost savings through a more efficient, data-driven Sterile Processing Department.
The Sterile Processing Department (SPD) serves a critically important function in the hospital ecosystem. Many hospitals do not realize the number of sterile processing events that happen in their ORs. These are very often significantly underreported due to lack of tracking mechanisms allowing insight into the entire SPD process.
Reducing the number of sterile events will help protect your revenue by decreasing delays and mitigating your risk of infection.
Sterile Processing Affects Productivity, Satisfaction, and Patient Safety.
Our deep well of experience and data-driven approach enable us to solve the issues that are preventing your OR from running optimally. SpecialtyCare is an essential partner for hospital ORs, offering operating room services that improve outcomes, promote efficiency, and generate greater financial results.
Prevents unnecessary OR procedure delays
Decreases patient exposure in OR
Has satisfied staff that are well-trained, properly managed, and know how to proactively prevent issues
Helps the OR run smoothly, safely, and on-time, keeping surgeons satisfied
Keeps patients safe from infections and happier with their experience
The area where surgical instruments are cleaned, inspected, and sterilized may be called by many names: SPD Sterile Processing Department, CSR Central Sterile Reprocessing, CPD Central Processing Department and others. Whatever the name, the work being done is very important to not only the Operating Room, but many other areas of the hospital.
Surgical instruments and sterile supplies from the Operating Room, Labor & Delivery, Clinics, and other areas of the hospital are brought to the Sterile Processing area for proper decontamination, inspection, various types of sterilization, and storage until they are ready to be used again for another procedure. Leaders in SPD must be knowledgeable of industry standards, processes, and regulations. Sterile Processing Technicians perform this highly technical role after months of training and possible certification. Thousands of different instruments are used in various surgeries and these technicians must know how to properly clean, inspect, assemble and sterilize so that all instruments are available, functional, and safe for use on the next patient.
The appropriate number of staff to meet the 24/7 needs of your hospital.
Staff that is both proficient and properly trained in their duties.
The proper equipment and supplies to prepare the right surgical tools correctly and safely for every procedure.
The ideal workflow for your hospital, based on data-driven methods.
We create customized, research-based and data driven solutions to safeguard your OR now and in the future. We deliver a seamless solution built on a standard of excellence providing deliverables that give your OR the consistency it needs to operate effectively.
Fewer SPD events equal less cost. According to third party research, each SPD event can cost your hospital upwards of $6,000* when considering multiple factors including procedure delays, reprocessing time, and risks to patients.
The SPD directly affects your surgeon’s ability to do his/her job on-time and with lower risk. Your physicians need equipment that is perfectly prepped and free of bioburden every single time. If procedures are delayed due to missing, incorrect, or contaminated instruments; patients are at risk and both the hospital and surgeon loses revenue due to lost time. If this continues, the dissatisfied surgeon may leave, taking with them additional revenue.
Poor patient experience/satisfaction from procedure delays and/or infection can affect both the surgeon and hospital’s reputation due to lack of referrals and poor reviews. Online reputation is rapidly ascending the list of why patients choose a physician and/or facility; if not carefully managed at every level, it can be exponential.
Satisfied SPD staff are well-trained, properly managed, and know how to proactively prevent issues. SpecialtyCare is always educating our team on the latest technology and techniques, and we’re not just keeping up with best practices — we’re setting them. This is how we ensure we are consistently delivering on our standard of excellence.
A well-run SPD prevents procedure delays thus decreasing length of patient exposure in the OR. Less exposure reduces chance of infection. And, unquestionably, patients are safer when instruments have been properly tested and sterilized by well-trained professionals with the appropriate supplies and equipment.
Our SPD experts with 30 plus years of experience will conduct a 360-degree departmental assessment with best practice recommendations based on your hospital’s specific needs.
This report will identify areas of improvement as well as deliver a proactive, actionable plan to help you ensure optimum safety processes are put into place.
And, because hospital solutions are what we do best, SpecialtyCare can then provide a project manager to seamlessly integrate with your SPD to execute the recommendations and bring your department up to the standards your surgical staff deserve.
Sterile tools are essential for running a safe OR. You can rely on us to help you properly manage decontamination, inspection, maintenance, sterilization, and storage – all carefully documented to ensure you are in compliance and your patients are safe.
We will ensure your infection control processes are not only compliant but exceptional – making sure your patients and revenue are protected. SpecialtyCare provides an added layer of protection that results in lower infection rates, more successful surgeries, and a lower risk of malpractice suits.
When you partner with SpecialtyCare, you are not getting a vendor or a tool. You are getting a deep well of human expertise backed by some of the best training and resources available. Our team is constantly collecting data and analyzing it to improve our performance. We have become a leader in our industry because we are relentlessly committed to ongoing improvement. Where others cut corners, we create standards.
Based on the Lean Six Sigma Model, we use our extensive experience and data driven methods to reduce waste and improve workflow – setting your OR up for success. Our SPD experts proactively decrease the risk of infection and OR delays making your surgeons happier and keeping your patients safe.
We offer best-in-class efficiency solutions to maximize your hospital’s throughput. We put the right procedures and people in place to minimize downtime and keep you running at your peak.
Are you curious as to how a SpecialtyCare Sterile Processing Service can potentially make your operating room more efficient, safer for the patient, and staffed with a team that is low in turnover and high in clinical training?
