Infection Rate Zero: How One SPD Team in Idaho Made it Happen (7.5.22)

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[You can listen to this interview here] When the team at?Minidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert, Idaho first set their eyes on collaborating with their Sterile Processing team to reach a breathtaking goal of a zero percent infection rate in their Operating Room, they still had many proverbial mountains to climb.?Who is owning this project? Is it even possible? Where do we even start?

On this engaging interview from Season 12, we at down with Laura Clark, Amy Davis, and Kristi Clark from the Minidoka Memorial team to dig into the singular vision that united their entire facility to reach this goal.?Tune in to hear where they started, why they weren't willing to settle for the status quo, and how their "patient-as-a-person" mentality propelled them into this ongoing mission for surgical & Sterile Processing excellence. We know you'll be encouraged and inspired by their story to keep #FightingDirty in your own facility!

Below you will find links to similar topics relates to infection control and accreditation.

Additional Resources & Important Links:

• ?? ?Listen to this episode Infection Rate Zero: How One SPD Team in Idaho Made it Happen
• ?? Read about how to approach your next survey with confidence in your department story Forget Surviving: How to Thrive During Your Next Joint Commission SPD Survey
• ??? Listen to this episode with DNV surveyor Jeremy Gibson-Roark on the department-level certification offered through their organization Certified Quality - Taking Sterile Processing Surveys to the Next Level
• ?? ?Listen to this interview with Sara Vinson about the intersection of tracking systems and accreditation preparedness Gold Seal of Accreditation: Using Your Tracking System to Be Prepared
• ?? Read this Expert Series? release from Peggy Spitzer Why Are Surveyors Focusing on Point of Use Instrument Care?
• ????Watch this session from our?Can't Touch This!?virtual conference with Jacqueline Daley Sterile Processing Department: Environment of Care- Space, Equipment, Lights, Action
• ?? ?Learn about the new Sterile Processing Microcredential?that will take you deeper into the intersection of infection prevention, cross-contamination, and reprocessing excellence
• ??? Sign up for our weekly email newsletter?with new podcasts, CE content, resources and more to help your SPD team fight dirty, every instrument, every time
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Keep fighting dirty!

-Hank Balch

Founder & President, Beyond Clean