Recent statistics show that a single minute of OR time can cost $150. Costs can quickly escalate when there are inefficiencies in healthcare organization’s sterile supply system. Surgical Instrument Centralization is a strategic approach to help healthcare facilities focus on efficiency by organizing and managing surgical instruments and equipment from a single, centralized location. This can take the form of either an off-site reprocessing center or on-site consolidated management.

By attending this session, you’ll learn how surgical instrument centralization can improve coordination, tracking and monitoring of surgical instruments, helping to ensure timely availability and maintenance. Facilities struggling with forecasting and inventory management issues are turning to surgical instrument centralization to help optimize their supply chain and use their resources in a more efficient way.