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