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Leaving a Legacy Behind You: Dealing with Loss, Grief, and Value in Sterile Processing
Ultimately, this grieving process is a sign of how impactful that life actually was. It shouldn’t be easy to forget or move on from...
Hank Balch
Nov 25, 20245 min read


Prep, Pack, Politics: Navigating a Culture of Divisiveness in a Department That Must Stick Together
There’s no use acting like the world outside our hospitals isn’t in differing stages of lockdown, rioting, shooting, campaigning, and...
Hank Balch
Nov 5, 20245 min read


Locker Room Talk: Caring for Your Sterile Processing Teams Before, During, and After Work
The first place a sterile processing professional steps foot in to start their day is the department locker room. In fact, it’s also the...
Hank Balch
Feb 12, 20245 min read


Healthcare Starts with Self-Care: Taking Care of Your Sterile Processing People
Whether you are the department leader or a concerned co-worker, it is critically important to keep the personhood of your team members...
Beyond Clean
Jan 30, 20244 min read


Technician, Represent Thyself: Our Industry’s Hunger for Recognition and What You Can Do about It
Somewhere deep inside every sterile processing technician’s DNA is the hunger for recognition. From the very first day we step into the...
Hank Balch
Jan 1, 20244 min read


“I Got It!”: Why Initiative Makes the Sterile Processing World Go Round
Who would you want on your team? Who would you want processing surgical trays for your child, spouse, or loved ones?...
Hank Balch
Mar 28, 20234 min read
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