ORLocate™ Uses RFID Technology to Account for Items Used During Surgery to Reduce Incidence of Retained Surgical Items Left inside Patients MAUMELLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new technology that ...

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 ...

Detroit Receiving hospital stopped surveillance of most surgical site infections due to staff cuts in 2018, including for patients exposed to dirty surgical instruments, according to a report released ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than 60 patients who suffered post-surgical infections are suing Denver’s Porter Adventist Hospital over a breach in sterilization procedures, which a ...

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, which had suspended surgeries on Jan. 17 over concerns about its processes to sterilize surgical instruments, is now scheduling 75% of all elective surgical cases.