Traveler Utilization in U.S. Sterile Processing Departments: A Seven-State Cross-Sectional Workforce Dataset (2023 to 2024).

This dataset accompanies a cross-sectional comparative analysis of temporary staffing (traveler) utilization in hospital sterile processing departments across seven U.S. states (Indiana, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas). It contains aggregated, de-identified workforce data from 119 healthcare facilities representing 8,887 full-time equivalent positions and 281 traveling sterile processing professionals. The package includes state-level staffing summaries, Pearson and subgroup correlation results, ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey comparisons, a simple linear regression model of traveler count on FTE count, qualitative drivers of traveler utilization reported by participating facilities, cost impact distributions among facilities using travelers, and reported integration strategies for temporary staff. Data were collected through a standardized survey distributed uniformly to all participating facilities, supplemented by structured interviews with facility administrators and sterile processing department managers. The response rate was 78 percent (119 of 150 distributed surveys). All values are reported exactly as published in the companion manuscript. The dataset is intended to support secondary analysis, cross-study comparison, and workforce planning research in sterile processing and related healthcare disciplines.本数据集配套一项针对美国7个州（印第安纳州、阿拉巴马州、佛罗里达州、伊利诺伊州、密歇根州、田纳西州及德克萨斯州）的医院消毒供应科临时用工（traveler）使用情况的横断面比较分析。数据集包含来自119家医疗机构的汇总去标识化用工数据，涵盖8887个全职当量（Full-Time Equivalent, FTE）岗位及281名外派消毒供应科专业人员。 本数据集包包含州级用工概况、皮尔逊相关及亚组相关分析结果、方差分析（ANOVA）与事后Tukey检验对比结果、外派人员数量对全职当量岗位数量的简单线性回归模型、参与机构报告的临时用工使用定性驱动因素、使用临时用工的各机构的成本影响分布情况，以及已报告的临时人员整合策略。 数据通过统一发放给所有参与机构的标准化调查问卷收集，并辅以对机构管理人员及消毒供应科科室经理的结构化访谈。本次调查有效回收率为78%（共发放150份问卷，回收有效问卷119份）。所有数据均严格按照配套研究论文中的内容如实呈现。本数据集旨在为消毒供应科及相关医疗学科的二次分析、跨研究对比及用工规划研究提供支撑。