Perioperative Telephone Game
- April 24, 2023
- Moab Healthcare
- Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
In our healthcare facilities, the telephone is a life-saving instrument. It is the primary means of communication between the nurses in procedural areas and the technicians in SPD.
Sterile Processing Outsourcing
- May 14, 2021
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
Sterile Processing Outsourcing…. sounds like a great idea, but is it? Some facilities have tried it with a mixed bag of success;
Disposable Blue wrap. This year’s toilet paper!
- May 14, 2021
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
In 2020 we faced shortages in PPE, supplies and toilet paper due to the Covid 19 epidemic.
Improving the Sterile Processing Department
- May 20, 2020
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
Not that long ago, Healthcare organizations were reluctant to “invest” in their Sterile Processing Departments. Critical infrastructure and human capital needs were tabled while funding was being utilized [..]
Elective Surgery Will Resume: Is Your SPD Ready?
- May 12, 2020
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
As Perioperative Healthcare Leaders, we can all agree that these are unprecedented times. Staffing and supply resources have rightfully been diverted to care of COVID 19 patients.
Impact of Sterile Processing in Hospitals
- September 16, 2019
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
Sterile processing has a direct and significant effect on surgeon satisfaction, risk, patient safety, revenue, and cost. Disruptions in sterile processing or improper sterilization …
3 Ways to Increase Retention in Your Sterile Processing Department
- August 7, 2019
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
3 Ways to Increase Retention in Your Sterile Processing Department High turnover rates of SPD directors and managers, educators, supervisors, and technicians can have a significant effect on the OR and elsewhere in a healthcare institution. Total hospital turnover rates across the nation are 19.1 percent, according to the 2019 National Health Care Retention…
Top 3 Risks of Hiring Improperly Trained & Vetted Sterile Processing Technicians
- February 7, 2019
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
Sterile Processing Department Staffing is a challenge for most facilities. The work is hard, and the pay is poor. The turnover and vacancy rates are high. As a result, hiring managers often compromise standards[..]
Sterilization is Not “Glorified Dishwashing”
- January 23, 2019
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, SPD Technicians, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
It’s easy to underestimate the importance of the role of sterilization technicians behind the scenes in the operating room. But the many years of education and experience[..]
Why Hospitals Partner With MOAB Healthcare
- January 16, 2019
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
Trained, vetted sterilization technicians are essential to the success of your healthcare facility. You need them to keep your patients safe, your surgeons happy and your[..]
How Your Sterile Processing Department Directly Impacts Surgeon Satisfaction
- January 2, 2019
- Moab Healthcare
- SPD Management, Surgical Leadership
- No Comments
Most surgeons have a choice on where they practice. That’s why most choose to work in hospitals where they have confidence that [..]
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Kim Simmons - SPD Manager
Large hospital in South Carolina Jim Stanicki, CRCST
Regional Director Sterile Processing | Enterprise Surgical Operations, Cleveland Clinic Don Owens, RN, BSN
Associate Chief Nursing Officer Anna Grayson, MS, RN, CRCST, CHL
Director of Sterile Processing