Hank BalchAug 28, 20235 minWhen Instruments Grow Legs: A Story of Ownership, Waste, and Surgical Assets Gone Missin'Imagine you work the cash register at a local retail chain (Target, Walmart, Macy's, whatever). And every night as you count out your...
Hank BalchJun 15, 20233 minThe Kerrison Rongeur: Highlighting the Critical Connection between Anatomy and Sterile ProcessingIn the realm of Sterile Processing, understanding the tools of the trade is paramount. One such device, the Kerrison Rongeur, has a...
Hank BalchApr 1, 20232 minFor Immediate Release: NASA awards Training Contract to Beyond Clean for Sentinel-7 Surgical MissionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PASADENA, California -- (BUSINESS WIRES) -- NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and Beyond Clean...
Hank BalchJan 6, 20234 minStop, Lock, and Roll: The Upside to Locking Things Down in Your SPDAs a department that lives and works behind the red line, we understand the value of controlling our surroundings in sterile processing...
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 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...