Process at Aspen Valley Hospital compromised
Elective surgeries were suspended at Aspen Valley Hospital in Aspen, Colo., after the facility's sterilization process was compromised, according to an article on The Aspen Times website.
The problem stemmed from the hospital's steam-sterilization process, which originates in the hospital boilers.
The action was taken after hospital staff started noticing moisture in surgical packs.
The hospital had some untainted surgical packs that were used for trauma surgeries.
February 7, 2018
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