Hospital Acquired Infections threaten patient safety and drive higher costs.  In many cases they are also preventable.

The five most common hospital-acquired infections in the US cost $9.8 billion annually.  One third of these are Surgical Site Infections costing $3.3 billion per year.  Studies show that surgical site infections are linked to contaminated surgical instruments.  When this occurs a spotlight shines directly on sterile processing departments.  When that happens you want to be confident that your policies and practices are above question.

That's why it is so surprising that some vendors are recommending shorter drying cycles or even skipping the cleaning process completely, as a way to save time.  This may sound good in the short run, but ask yourself where that vendor will be when a costly and reputation threatening HAI is traced back to a contaminated instrument.

At Case Medical we promote proper cleaning as the critical first step in the decontamination process and that dry instrumentation is necessary for safe patient outcome following a surgical procedure.  We also know your time is important.  That's why we focus on making all the steps in the process faster instead of skipping steps to save time.

Case Medical SAFER CHOICE awarded free-rinsing instrument chemistries have been proven to clean faster and more effectively than competitors.  Our SteriTite containers were created with design features and materials that promote sterility maintenance and drying times that are twice as fast as competitors.  As a result, Case Medical not only saves you time but also lowers costs and contributes to better patient outcomes.