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Water quality in the clinical environment plays an important role in infection control and regulatory compliance across the healthcare landscape.

Monitoring and maintaining clinical water helps prevent healthcare-associated infections, meet important standards like ANSI/AAMI ST108, and build trust with patients and staff.

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 FAQs

  • The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) introduced ST108, an evolution of AAMI TIR34, to advance water quality in healthcare settings by establishing clear requirements for the water used in medical device processing. The standard explains proper maintenance of water used in the processing of medical devices, including sterilization, cleaning, rinsing, and disinfecting.  

    • PATIENTS: Reduce patient risk of infection or toxicity exposure response caused by microbial or endotoxin contamination on devices.

    • DEVICES: Improve performance and longevity of equipment by reducing device corrosion, pitting, or scaling of equipment  

    • FACILITIES: Improve water system effectiveness while reducing maintenance costs caused by scaling and build-up 

  • Considered a best practice for patient safety, compliance with ST108 is required by accrediting organizations including The Joint Commission and DNV.

  • Head to AAMI.org and search AAMI ST108:2023 - Water for Processing of Medical Devices

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“The importance of monitoring water quality to prevent problems with microbial proliferation cannot be overemphasized.”

— Provided courtesy of AAMI

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