Central Sterile Optimization

St. Onge Company capabilities in Central Sterile Processing (CSP) include applied industrial engineering and operations research tools and techniques to provide a systemic view of the complex interdependencies within the department to improve space utilization, equipment capacity, delivery reliability, infectious control, patient safety, and patient care.

The St. Onge team brings several key offerings to the world of Sterile Processing:

• Process Auditing and Benchmarking
• Value Stream and Process Mapping of Current State Operations (Departmental and with Critical Adjacencies) Data Analysis of Case Data to Determine Case Load and Timing by Specialty and Procedure
• Advanced Inventory Analysis by Discrete Item (Supplies, Instruments) to Determine Optimal Days on Hand, Storage Media, and Inventory Location
• Detailed Evaluation of Case Cart Requirements that Drive Optimal Delivery Sequences, Vertical Transportation, Staging Requirements, and Processing Procedures (Cart Wash, Instrument Tray Wash, etc.)
• Staff Productivity Benchmarking and Work-Flow Optimization
• Staff Scheduling and Demand Capacity Matching
• Discrete Event Simulation Modeling (Departmental and with Critical Adjacencies)
• Address and Correct any Infectious Control or Patient Safety Procedural Concerns (Flashing, Mixed Use Vertical Transport, etc.)