CSR – Keeping it clean
- DECEMBER 2008 LEAD STORY
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The numbers are impressive – a massive 4.1 million surgical instruments and patient care devices are cleaned and sterilized every year at Niagara Health System sites. Whether it's a surgical forcep or a scope used in endoscopy, the Central Sterilization and Reprocessing (CSR) department uses a range of rigorous cleaning and sterilizing processes to guarantee that the items coming into contact with patients are clean, sterile and safe.
"The NHS has 500,000 patient visits per year at our seven sites, and most of those visits involve using medical devices or instruments for a procedure," says Joanne Della Ventura, Regional Manager CSR. "In CSR, we cover it all – surgical and emergency department equipment, outpatient clinics, respiratory procedures and all specialties in the OR."