We thank you for your interest in SPS Sterilization, Inc. The sterilization validations are a very crucial aspect of any re-sterilization or re-processing business. We along with the FDA take this aspect of the business to heart as patient safety is and should be the first and foremost concern of all hospitals and facilities. The development, validation, and routine control of a sterilization process is composed of a number of discrete but interrelated activities.
During the American Civil War, there were 20 states in the Union, including Illinois, California, Indiana, Connecticut, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Oregon, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin and Rhode Island.
The only other state added during the Civil War was Nevada. Five states were added during the 20th century. The last states to be added to the US were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The following table lists each state with the date it entered the union.