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    Have you Given A Sterile Processing Technician a Hug this week or last week??? Well you should - click here to learn why :)

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    This week has been designated National Healthcare CS and Sterile Processing Week with the theme “The Frontline in Infection Prevention”

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    You may not know what a Sterile Processing Technician does or what the Central Processing Department is responsible for, but their work is the cornerstone for patient safety in surgery!   This department also supports our infection prevention, wound care and resuscitation programs throughout the hospital.

    The dedicated sterile processing professionals at Sutter Delta are on the front lines providing sterile instruments for every surgical patient every day.  The job entails learning the names and function of virtually hundreds of instruments used in surgery. Not only do they need to know what each instrument is called and what it is used for but they need to know how to process it safely and effectively for use in surgery.

    Sterile Processing staff also must learn how to operate washers, sterilizers and diagnostic equipment to make sure that each item sterilized has met the quality standards required for safe patient use.

    Here at Sutter Delta Medical Center we have processed 17,801 items year to date without incident! That’s a safety record we can all be proud of.

    Please join us as we recognize this hard-working team who never see the patients that depend on their skill and dedication to make the surgical experience a safe and successful one!!

     Posted by:  Jennifer L. Misajet, MHA,RN,CNOR, Interim Director Surgical Services at Sutter Delta Medical Center

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    • 19 October 2010
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    The Care you Need Close to Home! First Rate Physicians, cutting-edge technology, ...CARE with a personal touch.

    Sutter Delta Medical Center offers an array of inpatient and outpatient services to meet the needs of our East Contra Costa Community.

    • 24-Hour Level II Emergency Care
    • Medical/Surgical Services including Post-Anesthesia Care
    • ICU/CCU/OPCU
    • State-of-the-art Family Birthing and Women’s Health Center
    Specialty Care Services include:
    • Pain Management Lab
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Rehabilitation Medicine (PT,OT, ST)
    • Ambulatory Care Unit - Operative/Minimally Invasive procedures
    • Cardiac Cath and GI/Endoscopy Lab
    • Urology
    • Pediatrics
    • Oncology
    • Neurology
    • Orthopedics –Sports Medicine
    • Obstetrical/Gynecology Services

    Advanced Imaging Services:
    • CT Scanning
    • MRI
    • Digital Mammography
    • Diagnostic Imagining
    • Stereotactic

    Sutter Delta Medical Center
    3901 Lone Tree Way, Antioch CA 94509
    (925) 779-7200

    http://www.sutterdelta.org
    http://yourhealth.sutterdelta.net/

    Serving the East Contra Costa communities of Antioch, Brentwood,Oakley, Discovery Bay, Pittsburg and Knightsen.

    Driving Directions to Sutter Delta Medical Center click here:http://sutterdelta.com/about/maps/sdmc.pdf

    Contributed by Angela Juarez-Lombardi

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    The Care you Need Close to Home! First Rate Physicians, cutting-edge technology, ...CARE with a personal touch.

    Sutter Delta Medical Center offers an array of inpatient and outpatient services to meet the needs of our East Contra Costa Community.

    • 24-Hour Level II Emergency Care
    • Medical/Surgical Services including Post-Anesthesia Care
    • ICU/CCU/OPCU
    • State-of-the-art Family Birthing and Women’s Health Center
    Specialty Care Services include:
    • Pain Management Lab
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Rehabilitation Medicine (PT,OT, ST)
    • Ambulatory Care Unit - Operative/Minimally Invasive procedures
    • Cardiac Cath and GI/Endoscopy Lab
    • Urology
    • Pediatrics
    • Oncology
    • Neurology
    • Orthopedics –Sports Medicine
    • Obstetrical/Gynecology Services

    Advanced Imaging Services:
    • CT Scanning
    • MRI
    • Digital Mammography
    • Diagnostic Imagining
    • Stereotactic

    Sutter Delta Medical Center
    3901 Lone Tree Way, Antioch CA 94509
    (925) 779-7200

    http://www.sutterdelta.org
    http://yourhealth.sutterdelta.net/

    Serving the East Contra Costa communities of Antioch, Brentwood,Oakley, Discovery Bay, Pittsburg and Knightsen.

    Driving Directions to Sutter Delta Medical Center click here:http://sutterdelta.com/about/maps/sdmc.pdf

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