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The Central Supply Sterilization of West Visayas State University Medical Center concerns on Patient Safety and Inspection Control. Central Supply Personnel should equipped with the knowledge and experience on such goal, objective and functions as the hospital are engage in providing safe and quality assurance where patient safety is a key dimension, anchored safety on DOH Licensing and Philhealth accreditation standards of Safety, would prevent health care associate infections (HAIs)nosocomial infections.

OBJECTIVES

The Central Supply and Sterilization Department aims:

• To improve the quality of patient care in health facilities with the efficient use of limited government resources without compromising the quality of care to our clients.
• To provide the best practices in reprocessing of reusable medical and surgical devices in the CSSD and the Operating Room Complex in the hospitals.

FUNCTIONS

• All health care facilities shall follow good infection control and prevention practice in accordance with DOH guidelines and accepted Philhealth Standards.
• All items to be disinfected or sterilized shall follow the Spaulding Classification systems based on their risk of infection during patient care.
• Proper precautions shall be implemented to protect the staff, including provision for adequate ventilation and use of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Established Policies and Procedures to ensure the safe and effective use of Hospital instruments and with Collaboration between surgical services.
• Evaluate sterilization equipment, consumables and disinfecting agents that will be purchased for and utilized in the facility.
• To establish  a quality control program to monitor the cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of surgical instruments and supplies.
• Promote a culture of safety by conducting patient safety that focus on the environment and best practices.