Surgical Tech Registry established

Published May 19, 2017

Mercy Health System is praising the establishment of the Arkansas Surgical Technologists Registry, enabled by legislation earlier this year and set to go into effect July 1. The registry mandates qualifications for surgical technologists, including being certified by a nationally accredited surgical technology program, maintenance of that certification and a record free of drug-related convictions.

Surgical technologists — also referred to as “scrub techs” — help prepare an operating room for surgery, gathering and arranging all supplies and surgical instruments and establishing the “sterile field.”

The registry will help ensure that patients know their surgical technologist is well trained and prepared.