Hank BalchDec 8, 20203 minAre Bigger Hospitals Safer? Not When it Comes to Surgical Instrument ReprocessingThe public would be astounded to know how many surgical instruments are used on them in major US hospitals every day with visible rust...
Hank BalchDec 7, 20203 minThank You, Errors: Connecting the Dots on Surgical Instrument Reprocessing ChallengesWhat this means is that we have those damned silo walls so freaking high around our departments that only someone with a lot of nerve...
Hank BalchDec 17, 20193 min"Extremely Dangerous, and Potentially Fatal Outcome for Patients": Another Anonymous Letter from SPDCountless times we have been ordered to disregard IFUs for the sake of a speedy turnover. Too many surgeries, not enough sets or staff...
Hank BalchDec 17, 20192 minA Call to Conscience: An Open Letter to the Sterile Processing IndustryI don't know what to do. I am new to sterile processing and am horrified by what I am seeing. My mother passed away from an infection...
Hank BalchDec 17, 20195 minGetting Over Decontam Oversights: How to Help Your CS/SPD Team Never Miss a MicrobeOne unseen Fogarty insert that makes its way back to the OR can cost your facility upwards of $10K if it is discovered on the sterile...
Hank BalchDec 17, 20194 minHow to Make Headlines for Your SPD: Five Easy Ways for Your Team to Go "Viral"60 Minutes, NBC Nightly News, ABC Nightline or even the front page of your local newspaper -- I'm about to give you five easy ways to...