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“When renovating an SPD, customers are requiring more throughput with less space,” said Watkins. “The STERIS solu- tion for this need is the AMSCO 600 Steam Sterilizer. This autoclave offers easy load- ing with an automated vertical door and requires no side or rear clearance, allow- ing multiple sterilizers to be installed side-by-side and creating a space-saving powerhouse with 70 percent space sav- ings per unit. Additionally, the AMSCO 600 comes clean steam ready with stain- less steel piping and a standard 15-year chamber warranty. Making the service or biomed team happy, the steam-activated gasket never requires lubrication and the fully-jacketed chamber means less condensation forming on the chamber interior.”


“Additionally, this sterilizer can help departments batch smaller loads that are needed quickly, maintaining a continuous workow” atkins added. “airing with ConnectAssure Technology and/or SPM, SPD staff will enjoy being connected with load status of the AMSCO 600.”


Hänel Rotomat Automated Carousels Streamlined storage


Another way to make the most of a CS/ SPD renovation or rebuild is to maximize storage space. The variety and number of supplies required for surgical procedures today can be overwhelming. Finding ways to effectively organize and store them for easy access saves CS/SPD professionals’ time, speeds delivery to the OR and helps support on-time case starts.


Amy Flynn, OR/CS Market Manager with Hänel Storage Systems, explains how the company’s Rotomat Automated Sterile Storage Carousel also protects supplies against contamination, which is always a concern but even more so during the cur- rent COVID-19 pandemic. “ith racks its common to rie through


items you don’t need in order to find those that you do,” said Flynn. “Items are inadvertently handled on a regular basis, which needlessly exposes them to potential contamination. The COVID-19 pandemic has dictated that people touch objects less often, so the best way to ensure less incidental contact of sterile wraps, packs and containers is to secure them inside a Rotomat. Supplies are surrounded on all sides and kept out of sight, so they’re only handled when absolutely necessary, and also protected from airborne pathogens and contaminants.” nother benefit of the otomat is stock- pile management, according to Flynn. She points out how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges of supply shortages and their impact on patient care. An automated supply management solu- tion can help hospitals maintain adequate inventory levels so that supplies are avail- able when needed.


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Loraine Durigan, Sterile Processing Manager with AdventHealth Altamonte Springs, FL, implemented the Rotomat during her department’s renovation. “We condensed two rooms measuring approximately 1,500 square feet each, with wall-to-wall carts on tracks, down to one 1,000-square-foot space by using four Roto- mat units,” said Durigan. “Each Rotomat can support double and sometimes triple the amount of supplies we had prior to the conversion, while still allowing room for additional product. The enclosed units


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