Ssterile Processing Department Vs. Sterile Supply Department

With W.B. Underwood and J.J. Perkins are the two scientists that encouraged health care facilities to have separate departments for the cleaning and sterilization of medical supplies. The sterile processing department and the sterile supply department are similar in many ways; such like, having instruments and equipment sterilized, packaged, and sent to certain areas in the hospital. The only difference between the two departments is that the sterile supply department deals with management directly and bills the patients for the usage of the instruments.
Sterile Processing Department VS. Sterile Supply Department In the 1940s, medical and surgical supplies were processed and cleaned in the departments of where they were most likely used.
The next step is for the clean items are then sent to assembly and packaging area. In the assembly and packaging, the instruments and equipment are assembled and prepared for issue, storage, or for further processing (Basics). The clean instruments are usually put together into sets or trays to the recipe cards; recipe cards are the instructions for assembling the set or tray. After being assembled, the equipment and instruments are taken to the sterile storage area until the item has to be used. And finally, in the distribution area is where the case cart is prepared for delivery; replenishment and delivery; and patient care equipment delivery
This eliminates contamination of personnel and the area of the hospital. The contaminated equipment and supplies should be moved with covered carts, closed totes or containers, and/or closed plastic bags (Basics). The second step is attire; the personnel that is working in decontamination area should be wearing protective clothing. This includes scrub uniform with a moisture-resistant barrier, shoe covers, gloves, hair cover, and if manual cleaning has to occur, then safety goggles and face mask should be worn to prevent splashing (Basics). Third step would be sorting; this should only be removing disposable sharps and other single-use items. Forth step is soaking; this is only necessary if hospitals have lumens, or more complex designs, that could be filled with debris, quite bloody, or cannot be cleaned at the point of use (Basics). And finally, the last step is washing. This step will be done with the help of detergent and equipment; such as, washer/decontaminator, ultrasonic, tunnel washers, cart washers. Then the instruments are then inspected before sending off to be packaged for reuse or storage