Planning and Organization of CSSD :: Hospiad

Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) is one of the important supportive services. In this modern age of concern for quality and reducing the hospital infection rate the CSSD plays an important role.

The major functions of a CSSD are:-

1. It is a service responsible for processing, issue and control of sterile supply for use to various hospitals.
2. The Central Sterile Supply Department is one of the important supportive services without which no hospital can provide infection free atmosphere.
3. It helps to promote and provide an efficient, economic, and   uniform source of sterile supply and other equipment.
4. Institute quality control measures and research.
5. Provide trainings to medical and nursing students.
6. It is responsible for providing same standard of cleaning and sterilized supply to all areas of the hospital there by controlling hospital infection.
7. It cuts down much of the time of Nursing Staff used in sterilization, thereby making available more nursing time for patients.
8. By reducing hospital infection it cuts down the average length stay of patient.
9. Provides a safe environment for the patients and staff.
10. There by provide a better doctor- patient relation. 

Looking to the above aspects it clearly reflects the important role of CSSD.This needs meticulous planning and organisation of this service in the Hospital

The present presentation discusses about these issues.

Planning and Organisation - Imaging Services & Radiology Department

Several accidental coincidences lead to the discovery of X- rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in the year 1895. Since then a long-long way has been covered in this field. No medical science has seen such rapid change as Radiology, especially in the past few decades.

At the same time, No medical science has met the challenge as Radiology to move forward in an era of rapid change in medical technology. Because of these rapid changes in the field of imaging, the Radiology department has got the new name of Imaging department.

With rapid change in investigation technology, there is a continuous changing demand in the field of radio diagnosis and imaging service. Resulting in an advanced, and detailed systematic planning and organizing

The major components of Radiology/ Imaging services are:-

1. X- ray Machines
2. Ultrasound Machine
3. Doppler Machine
4. Computer assisted Tomography (CAT Scan)
5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
6. Position Emission Tomography (PET)
7. Mammography
8. Nuclear Imaging System

To manage such large number of sophisticated machines whose rays/emissions are hazardous to humane population calls for a critical planning taking in to consideration the safety aspect of patient , public and the department staff.

The following presentation shows some important aspects of planning and organisation of Radiology department of a hospital.

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