Burnside Hospital CSSD Redevelopment

10 March 2022

The new Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) is now in operation at Burnside Hospital.

This complex redevelopment is an essential upgrade to comply wtih new national steralisation standards AS/NSZ 4187:2014 for Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices in Health Service Organisations.

There are five new key considerations all CSSDs must now comply with: Water Quality, Device Identification and Traceability, New Equipment, Product Families, and Space, Layout and Design.

"The new department is a blessing," said Allison Turtur, CSSD Coordinator and pictured above (R) with Suzanne Murray, Director of Clinical Operations (L) and Bardie Simpson OAM (centre). "We are really conscientiously moving forward to provide the best possible service we can, to ensure we maintain the high standards that we are known for at Burnside Hospital. In particular, the Cart Washer-Disinfector will be an absolute game changer for us moving forward."

Bardie Simpson OAM, longstanding Foundation Committee member and donor, generously donated towards the purchase of a Cart Washer-Disinfector.

This equipment enables entire carts to be washed and disinfected at once, improving efficiency by reducing staff time, water and energy consumption.

"The new Central Sterile Supply Department is a credit to everyone who works at Burnside Hospital. It is fantastic. It gave me such pleasure to contribute towards the Cart Washer-Disinfector. It's a good feeling and I feel proud to be part of something which will have such benefit for our community," said Bardie.

The Hospital thanks Bardie for her contributions towards the success of the new CSSD.

Pictured above: (L-R) Suzanne Murray, Burnside Hospital Director Clinical Operations, Bardie Simposon OAM and Allison Turtur, Burnside Hospital CSSD Coordinator.