Healthcare providers are exposed to medical waste and contaminated instruments on a daily basis. Appropriate handling, moving and disposal of the contaminated instruments is crucial to maintain ...

State inspectors have revealed that UCHealth’s University of Colorado Hospital’s week-long shutdown of nonemergency surgeries came after they found dozens of contaminated surgical instruments caked ...

Reacting to a San Antonio Express-News investigation, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said a report that surgical instruments contaminated with human tissue had made it into Brooke Army Medical Center ...

In over 20 years as a safety professional, many scenarios have presented persistent and preventable risks. One of the most concerning is exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) in healthcare settings.

AURORA, Colo. — A state investigation found that UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital’s sterile processing department was operating in unsafe and unsanitary conditions this summer, with hundreds ...

During a surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center on June 9, an operating room staffer discovered a bone fragment from a previous patient lodged in a sterilized surgical tool. A surgical team member set ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

How is infection spread in the dental surgery, and what can be done to avoid contamination? Martin Fulford, Dental Advisor to Somerset Health Authority, explains. Infection control protocols are a ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Nearly 1% of all surgical instruments in hospitals nationwide are rejected before they get to the operating room. They’re screened for blemishes left over from the sterilization ...

POCATELLO — A neurosurgeon and a local medical device distributor have filed separate lawsuits against Portneuf Medical Center, alleging they were retaliated against and defamed after raising concerns ...