Hospital Winterthur
The Cantonal Hospital Winterthur is one of the ten largest hospitals in Switzerland treating over 250,000 patients per year.
The Cantonal Hospital Winterthur is one of the ten largest hospitals in Switzerland treating over 250,000 patients per year.
The Hospital
- Primary healthcare facility with over 3,500 employees
- 530 patient beds and 13 operating rooms
- CSSD with 18 employees on 500m2
- 60,000 sterilization units per year
Challenge
- 60,000 sterile supply units a year with volume increasing
- Increasing amount of complex instruments requires new cleaning equipment and modified processes
- Expansion of the CSSD from 170 m2 to 500 m2
- Ability to achieve maximum levels of reprocessing capacity with the available premises
- Shutdown of decentralized sub-sterilization units
Solution
- Optimal space utilization (maximum capacity within very limited space)
- Automatic loading and unloading of sterile supplies
Equipment
- 2 WD 290 single-chamber washer-disinfectors with automatic loading and unloading system
- 2 WD 390 multi-chamber washer-disinfector
- 1 Cleanstation CS 750 large-capacity washer-disinfector
- 3 MST-H 9-6-12 steam sterilizers with horizontal sliding doors and automatic loading and unloading system
- 7 Packing tables
- Belimed ICS 8535 cycle documentation system