In addition to documenting the cleaning of its general areas, Lakeland (Fla.) Surgical & Diagnostic Center also ensures cleaning of its ORs and procedure rooms are properly documented. The ASC ...
Roughly 290,00 patients every year contract infections while undergoing surgery, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those infections cost billions of dollars in health-care ...
After a rash of surgery-related infections hit Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, a flurry of new protocols were enacted. Watch as cleaners sterilize a surgical room from top to bottom. Michael ...