Hank BalchAug 23, 20235 min readReacting to Risks: How to Respond to Dangerous Practices in Your Sterile Processing Departments
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Hank BalchApr 8, 20234 min readNo More Excuses: Late Loaner Tray Deliveries Should Be a Thing of the Past
Hank BalchApr 1, 20232 min readFor Immediate Release: NASA awards Training Contract to Beyond Clean for Sentinel-7 Surgical Mission
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Hank BalchOct 25, 20225 min readThe Nuts & Bolts of Pre-Cleaning: The Policies, Processes, and Products That Make Pre-Cleaning Work
Hank BalchMay 24, 20224 min readChoosing to Stand Up for What's Right: Surgical Ethics Within the Sterile Processing Industry
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Hank BalchDec 8, 20203 min readAre Bigger Hospitals Safer? Not When it Comes to Surgical Instrument Reprocessing
Hank BalchDec 7, 20203 min readThank You, Errors: Connecting the Dots on Surgical Instrument Reprocessing Challenges
Hank BalchDec 17, 20193 min read"Extremely Dangerous, and Potentially Fatal Outcome for Patients": Another Anonymous Letter from SPD
Hank BalchDec 17, 20192 min readA Call to Conscience: An Open Letter to the Sterile Processing Industry
Hank BalchDec 17, 20195 min readGet Schooled: The Critical Need for Collaboration Between SPD Training Programs & Your Hospital
