operating suite

The rooms and equipment used for surgical procedures.

intensive care unit

Room equipped for the treatment and specialized medical supervision of patients whose condition is unstable.

recovery room

Room in which a patient awakens after receiving a general anesthetic as part of a surgical procedure.

supply room

Sterilized room used to store clean disinfected surgical materials.

autoclave

Airtight metal container that sterilizes materials using steam under high pressure.

sink

Basin-shaped sanitary device used to clean equipment.

sterilization room

Room in which microorganisms on surgical instruments are destroyed.

soiled utility room

Room in which surgical materials are placed after use.

operating table

Articulated table on which the patient undergoing surgery lies.

medical gas cylinder

Device that supplies an anesthetic to the patient during a surgical procedure.

operating room

Sterilized room used to perform surgical procedures.

glove storage

scrub room

Room in which surgeons wash their hands before a surgical procedure.

anesthesia room

Room in which patients receive an anesthetic to dull sensitivity to pain before an operation; an anesthetic can be general or local.