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Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Sterile Processing Department marked the restoration of vital cart washer ability after a two-year outage of such a critical service with a ribbon cutting ceremony, May 7, 2026. No more time-consuming manual washing, cleaning, and sanitizing. According to Cmdr. Marissa Hesse, NHB Surgery Department head, the cart washer is a critical piece of infrastructure for hospital infection control and surgical operations. Its return restores automated, high-level decontamination capabilities for surgical carts and equipment. This not only dramatically improves workflow efficiency and turnaround times for the operating rooms, but it also ensures the highest standard of patient safety and permanently resolves the occupational hazards our staff previously faced (Official Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs)
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