This district general hospital located in Colchester, UK is managed by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
The Hospital
- Public hospital with 3,000 employees
- 662 beds and 15 operating rooms
- CSSD with 35 employees (FTE) on 1,200 m2
- Reprocessing of 50,000 trays (sterile units) per year
Challenge
- To build a greenfield off-site CSSD
- To build design, construct and operate under the BREEAM environmental and energy assessment and standard
Solution
- Improved efficiency through innovative washer and sterilizer design providing significant energy and utility savings
- Achieving efficient and economical operation and meeting BREEAM international standards
- Ability to operate 24/7
Equipment (Installation April 2012)
- 5 WD 290 single-chamber washer-disinfectors with semi-automation
- 4 MST-H 9-6-12 HS1 steam sterilizers with horizontal sliding doors and automatic loading and unloading
- 1 WD 750S large-scale washer-disinfector