Chennai: With the ongoing second wave of Covid-19 and the looming threat of the third wave, it has become imperative for any healthcare facility to attain zero infection.
The Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) is one of the critical avenues that help healthcare facilities attain this goal.
CSSD is an inhouse department within a hospital which is responsible for the supply of the clean and sterile instruments used within the hospital for various procedures.
The Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO), a non-profit organisation
engaged with various healthcare facilities with a goal to continuously improve the quality and
safety of healthcare services has launched the ACE Program as a quality improvement initiative in association with 3M India that serves as the Technical Guidance Partner in this initiative.
CAHO has decided to take up this challenge and to raise the competency of the CSSD Setups
across hospitals in India.