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Surgical Processing Department

Who We Are...

Put your photo here The Surgical Processing Department is a state-of-the-art instrument processing and sterilizing facility located at A-517 in the University of Utah Hospital.

About Us

  • Kind of hospital: Teaching and Research

  • Number of Beds: 400+

  • Number of Hospital Operating Rooms: 16

  • Number of Outpatient Clinic Operating Rooms: 2

  • Total 2001 Surgeries, Main Operating Room: 10,628

  • Total 2001 Surgeries, Outpatient Clinic: 2,014

  • SPD Department Size: 10,012 square feet

  • Operating Hours: 24 hours, seven days per week

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  • Number of Washer/Decontaminators: 3 each, Steris 444 Single-Chamber

  • Number of Ultrasonics: 1 each Steris, 1 each Medisafe Irrigating Sonic

  • Number of Cart Washers: 1 each, Steris Reliant 130L

  • Number of Steam Sterilizers: 2 each, Steris Eagle 3053; 1 each, Steris Century; 1 each Steris Eagle 3063-J

  • Number of Ethylene Oxide Low Temperature Sterilizers: 1 each, Castle 4040; 1 each, Castle Aerator 4041


  • Administration | Basics on Processing and Sterilization

University of Utah Health Sciences Center
50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132