Over the past month or two, we’ve learned that several facilities and health care systems have standardized on using germicides, environmental wipes, that EPA consider pesticides for cleaning our containers and other medical devices. Most of these disinfectant wipes are carriers for highly caustic solutions with pH >11 or composed of quaternary compounds considered hazardous to human health. And they are not rinsed off!...

A few times a month, I hear from a sales rep or a user about a failed wash indicator. It must be the indicator…can’t be our process and equipment. NO WAY!!! No one wants to learn that something is out of sync. This is especially troublesome when another indicator passes and our Case Soil indicator shows residue on the coupon, a failure...

When budgets are tight, people sometimes look for quick fixes to save on immediate costs. Unfortunately, they will end up being sorry if what looks like a less expensive product costs more in the long run.

If you think we are living in a time dominated by a climate crisis, a migration crisis, or a healthcare delivery crisis, you're mistaken; we are facing a poly crisis, the simultaneous occurrence of several catastrophic events that are nearly impossible to solve.

Employee exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as pesticides, disinfectants, cleaners, and hazardous drugs, in the workplace creates a liability for the industry, including healthcare, with some healthcare organizations paying up to $10.5 billion.

We are going through a very perilous time while we are destroying our planet with the overuse of chemicals, pollution of our wastewater streams, and continuing climate change. It is up to all of us consumers, industry and healthcare professionals to work together to reduce waste and reduce the chemical footprint before it is too late.

Cleaning helps prevent infection by physically removing germs, dirt, and other debris from surfaces and objects. This removal significantly reduces the number of germs available to spread, making it less likely that individuals wi

We just returned from the HSPA Conference in Louisville Kentucky and learned a few things that can be improved for safe and effective medical device reprocessing. One that is top of mind was water quality...

This weekend, both of my coffee pots died. They weren’t cheap. They ground the coffee beans and even made cappuccino if we used the frothier. Both were the same popular brand purchased approximately three years ago...

The central role of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is to decontaminate surgical instruments for patient care procedures. By carefully following cleaning and sterilization protocols for used devices, the SPD plays a critical role in infection prevention. However, not all infectious agents are created equal.