Miele Professional launches a new endto-end solution for Australian CSSD’s

Full state of the art instrument reprocessing to meet the new standards arrives.
Hospital management and Central Sterile Supply Department’s (CSSD) grappling with the challenges faced by refurbishments or complying with the new version of AS/NZS 4187 now have a proven new solution.
Thanks to Miele Professional Australian hospitals can overcome common challenges, such as maintaining the perfect flow of cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising the instruments and materials by renting an entire Mobile CSSD, including the facility and all technical equipment required for reprocessing.
Miele Professional has ramped up its investment in Australia to bring its 50 years’ experience in the medical field in Europe to Australian hospitals, offering a direct manufacturer to customer, full design, equipment and maintenance solution.
Australia’s first Mobile CSSD Unit will be installed in Brisbane to coincide with the WFHSS allowing attendees to learn how this unique innovation is transforming how hospitals plan and manage CSSD upgrades.
Sjaak Brouwer, Managing Director of Miele Australia and New Zealand, said that for the past 50 years Miele has attached great significance to working closely with both medical specialists and instrument manufacturers.
“Until now, Australia’s 1300 plus hospitals faced seemingly unsurmountable challenges when a new CSSD was built or an existing one needed refurbishing or replacing,” Mr Brouwer said.

“Now there is a fast and simple fix. Miele can supply three fully equipped modules, which are combined on a site in a few days to give a fully functioning and operational CSSD.
“As a rental option, it is a unique innovation, offering a full set up for reprocessing instruments which is the perfect solution for hospitals needing a fast and cost effective way to maintain the quality of production during construction works.”
The Miele Mobile CSSD meets the new Australian standards and guarantees world’s best reliability.
“It offers the full setup for reprocessing instruments with separate areas for washing and disinfection, packaging and sterile supplies,” he explained.
Mr Brouwer said that one of the key benefits of the Mobile CSSD from Miele Professional is that the quality of reprocessing remains under a hospital’s control.
“Existing staff can also continue to do their job in a positive working environment, without exposure to the strains of a building site.
“Finally, the effort on the part of the hospital is less than for all other options as this approach avoids the construction and dismantling of a provisional CSSD and is a more cost effective solution than outsourcing.”
Covering an area of 68m2 , the module includes washerdisinfectors, sterilisers, packing tables, steam generating equipment, water pre-treatment and air conditioning.
Mr Brouwer said that in Europe the Miele Mobile CSSD was already being rented by hospitals in Belgium and Switzerland.
It was first used at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Belgium last year, and was described as ‘a perfect solution’, by Leon Jackers, Manager of the Sacred Heart Hospital Apothecary and responsible for sterile supplies.
“Throughout the world, hospitals having to renovate existing CSSD facilities are up against the same problem as we were. Hospitals can rarely find another stop-gap location on their own premises, which is suitable for providing sterile supplies.
“The only other alternative for our hospital would have been to work with a third-party service provider some 100 kilometres away which would have meant investing in additional instruments to compensate for longer turnaround times.
Jackers was ‘extremely pleased’ with the solution Miele proposed as it did not involve any interruption to supplies and worked smoothly. After relocating back to the new premises, members of staff were already highly familiar with many aspects of their work, as the new CSSD was also fitted with medical technology from Miele Professional.
“Along with the Mobile CSSD, Miele Professional will have a local team of dedicated specialists and technicians delivering a complete instrument reprocessing solution - from the planning phase, installation, operation and on-going maintenance - to hospital and medical customers,” Mr Brouwer announced.
He said that Miele Professional was excited to be a major sponsor of WFHSS and exhibiting its new range of economic and ergonomic product solutions at such an important event.
“The combination of choice materials, perfect workmanship and mature and sophisticated technology has earned Miele its exceptional reputation in the field of medical technology.
“A wide range of products, inserts, specially designed programmes and efficient water pre-treatment ensure thorough, effective and material-friendly cleaning, offering great flexibility in hospitals and CSSD units.”
With Miele Professional as your partner, you can not only benefit from this new cost effective, fast and streamlined solution for complying with the CSSD standards, but also feel comfortable that you are dealing with professionals with extensive experience in the field.
Book your tour now www.mielepro.com.au/cssd or call Judith Gerber on (03) 9764 7127 or email info@miele-professional.com.au