Colchester Hospital
This district general hospital located in Colchester, UK is managed by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
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