Central Sterilization Supply
Central Sterilization Supply (KAMC-WR)
The CSSD renders a service of Decontamination, Preparation, Sterilization and Distribution of all reusable items to the Operating Room, Wards and Department in the hospital and Primary Health Care clinics. CSSD also provides a daily top-up service of trays/ sets of instruments and consumables items in OR, Wards and Department from Saturday to Wednesday. The CSSD provides an Adult and Pediatric Crash Cart exchange program for non-critical patient care areas.
Division:
Nursing staff:
Manager: 1
CSSD Tech.1: 6
CSSD Tech.2: 11
PCT: 1
Achievements
The CSSD embarked on a project in 2005 to decrease the incidence of missing instruments across all clinical service areas by using the organizations PI (Performance Improvement) model FOCUS - PDCA.
45 instruments went missing from Wards, Department and OR.
Implementation of color coding system – all instruments -- from
August 2005 – November 2005
Instrument checklists were revised – total instruments placed on the list to ease checking for Ward/Department staff.
2007 – January – December 2007
Total of only 16 – instruments went missing across all clinical areas – Wards/ Departments and OR.
2004 – 45 instruments missing (August – November 2004) (4 months)
– Cost = SR 1765
2007 – 16 instruments missing (January – December 2007)
- Cost = SR 763
SR 5295 = (12 months) 2004
SR 763 = (12 months) 2007
SR 4532 – Cost saving to the Organization
Our success story as per PI model and Smart Objective:
S pecific
M easurable
A chievable
R ealistic
Time - Based
Statistical Data
OR instrument tray/ sets x 12 months
15,017
Single instruments & consumable items
57,418
Department Instruments tray/ sets x 12 months
6,998
Single instruments & consumable items
32,093
Wards instrument tray/ sets x 12 months
799
Single instruments & consumable items
52,538
Contact us
Department Location:
In front of the Laundry.
Manager’s Office:
+966-12-2266666 ext. 22000
Production Area:
+966-12-2266666 ext. 22001
