Episode Three of Safer Chemicals, Safer Hospitals. A Pod Cast hosted by Case Medical. 

Use more detergent. Eliminate the rinse step to save water. Add a drying agent or lubricant after every cycle, even when it is not needed. Recycle water to reduce consumption. Add more chemicals to washers for disinfection and now add more chemicals to utility water for reprocessing.

In healthcare, a procedure tray is more than a place to hold instruments. It is part of the workflow that connects sterile processing, the O.R., supply chain, and patient care.