Why SPD Culture Work Needs Safety and Innovation
By: Marjorie Wall, EDBA, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CSSBB, Former Associate Director of Sterile Processing, Cedars Sinai and current Vice President of Optimization and Customer Success, STERIS
Published: 5/12/2026
Building a culture that puts equal emphasis on safety and innovation in sterile processing is what's needed to improve this high-risk, high-variation environment where small breakdowns can quickly become patient safety, quality, and operational problems.
Leaders cannot solve these challenges through vigilance alone.