As surgical volumes and case complexity continue to grow, expectations for infection prevention continue to rise. Sterile processing departments (SPD) and operating rooms (OR) are under constant pressure to improve efficiency, maintain compliance, reduce risk and support uninterrupted clinical performance.
At the same time, surgical workflows are becoming increasingly interconnected. Instrument readiness, processing quality, equipment reliability, staff confidence and compliance execution all directly impact OR performance and patient care.
Yet, instrument processing challenges rarely stem from a single product or isolated issue. More often, they emerge through disconnected systems, inconsistent data and gaps between capital equipment, consumables, workflow practices and cross-departmental coordination.
Healthmark and Getinge have come together to address those gaps through a more connected approach to infection prevention: combining workflow expertise, consumables, equipment, education and service support into a more unified system.
In today’s healthcare environment, predictability across the entire workflow matters more than ever.
Built on Complementary Strengths
For decades, Healthmark has built trusted relationships with SPD and perioperative teams by focusing on the realities of day-to-day workflow execution. These teams rely on Healthmark not only for products, but for practical guidance in navigating standards, improving repeatability, troubleshooting challenges and supporting operational performance.
That role has positioned Healthmark as more than a supplier. Healthmark has become a workflow-focused partner helping SPD and OR teams translate evolving requirements into repeatable daily practice.
Getinge brings complementary capabilities at global scale, including:
- Capital equipment and infrastructure
- Sterile processing, surgical design and workflow consultation solutions
- Service and life cycle support
- Digital health, data and connectivity solutions
Together, Healthmark + Getinge create a fully integrated infection prevention ecosystem, combining workflow expertise, consumables, equipment, education and service into a connected support model across the full perioperative continuum.
Supporting the OR by Strengthening the Entire Workflow
OR performance depends on far more than what happens inside the operating room. Every surgical procedure relies on the readiness and reliability of the sterile processing workflow supporting it behind the scenes.
When breakdowns occur in sterile processing, the impact extends across the perioperative environment, affecting patient care, OR efficiency and financial performance:
- Delayed or unavailable instrumentation that can lead to case delays or cancellations
- Rework and workflow disruption that increases pressure on OR and SPD teams
- Instrument damage or compromised device integrity that may impact usability, longevity and patient safety
- Lost OR time, reduced throughput, and revenue impact
These challenges rarely originate from one isolated failure. More often, they occur at the intersections between systems, vendors, departments and processes. As healthcare systems continue to face staffing pressures and increasing procedural demand, improving coordination across perioperative teams and processes becomes even more critical.
Closing the Gaps Between Systems
Healthmark + Getinge help healthcare organizations reduce fragmentation across infection prevention activities by bringing together equipment, consumables, service, education and workflow support across SPD and OR environments.
This connected model helps healthcare organizations:
- Improve workflow consistency across departments and shifts
- Resolve issues faster through more coordinated support
- Strengthen communication between SPD and OR teams
- Improve surgical readiness and operational reliability
It also creates a more streamlined customer experience. Instead of navigating multiple disconnected providers, healthcare teams gain access to a more unified partner with visibility across the broader workflow.
Turning Standards into Operational Confidence
One of the greatest challenges facing healthcare organizations today is not simply how to understand evolving standards – it is knowing how to implement them consistently in real clinical environments.
From water quality and steam requirements to cleaning monitoring and documentation expectations, infection prevention efforts continue to grow more sophisticated and operationally demanding.
Healthmark has long supported customers through this complexity by helping bridge the gap between standards and execution. Through practical education, workflow guidance and hands-on support, healthcare teams gain greater confidence in how standards apply to daily operations.
Combined with Getinge’s broader systems expertise and life cycle support capabilities, this creates a more connected framework for operational consistency across both SPD and OR environments.
Education, in this context, becomes more than training – it becomes an essential part of workflow performance.
Connected Solutions Across the Entire Workflow
Healthmark + Getinge support healthcare organizations through interconnected solution areas designed to strengthen infection prevention performance across the perioperative continuum.
Instrument Processing Support
Supporting cleaning, inspection, assembly, and preparation with tools, education, and practical guidance that help improve consistency and instrument readiness.
Cleaning Chemistry & Compatibility
Aligning cleaning chemistries, equipment and instrumentation to support consistent cleaning outcomes and reduce uncertainty in daily workflows.
Inspection, Testing & Quality Assurance
Providing inspection and monitoring solutions that help healthcare teams identify risks and support compliance objectives.
Capital Equipment, Service & Life Cycle Support
Through Getinge’s portfolio, supporting sterile processing and surgical infrastructure with equipment, service and long-term life cycle support that improves reliability.
Education and Clinical Enablement
Delivering practical education that helps SPD and OR teams apply evolving standards more consistently in real-world healthcare environments.
What This Means for Healthcare Organizations
By bringing together expertise across equipment, consumables, education, service and sterile processing operations, Healthmark + Getinge help healthcare organizations move toward a more coordinated infection prevention strategy.
This enables teams to:
- Improve consistency across perioperative workflows
- Strengthen coordination between SPD and OR teams
- Resolve issues faster through connected support and expertise
- Support surgical readiness, compliance, and operational continuity
Most importantly, it helps healthcare organizations build greater confidence that every part of the workflow is working together as intended.
Looking Ahead
As healthcare systems continue to evolve, infection prevention will require more than standalone products or isolated expertise. It will require stronger coordination between systems, departments, and partners who understand how sterile processing performance impacts both SPD and OR outcomes.
We’ve Got You Covered.
Healthmark + Getinge are focused on building those connections – between products, processes, people, and performance, so healthcare teams can operate with greater consistency, efficiency and confidence across the entire perioperative workflow.
Because infection prevention is not a series of independent tasks.
It is a connected system that supports surgical readiness, operational reliability, and patient safety every day.
We’ve Got You Covered.
