The central sterile supply department (CSSD) of Tyks’s T-hospital maintains about 15 000 instruments every day. Thanks to its efficient operation, the instruments used for surgery are available in the right place at the right time, cleaned, disinfected, inspected and sterilized. Automation has eliminated heavy transfer and lifting tasks from the sterile supply technicians’ work, and made operations more efficient.
Automation improves ergonomy
Makron’s automation experts have been involved in the construction of the CSSD for over a decade, right from the start. Before that, instrument maintenance operations took place manually, in a very traditional way.
”When the planning of the central sterile supply department began, sterile supply technicians had the highest sickness absence rates in the entire hospital district, up to twice as high as other groups of professionals,” explains service coordinator Ilse-Marie Österman. The large number of absences was caused by their physically demanding work. The hospital wanted to change this by investing in machines and automation.
We are proud of the unique automation system. It has made our central sterile supply department a very attractive place to work and the number of absences has halved over these years.
Ilse-Marie Österman, Service Coordinator
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