Monday, 02 December 2024 17:32

The 2025 Tariffs: What It Means for Us

Having necessary medical devices, supplies and equipment are critical for hospitals and clinics to continue delivering high quality care to patients. The healthcare community relies on foreign companies, especially China, for medical equipment and supplies, even raw materials and spare parts to replenish our factories manufacturing products including medical devices right here in the USA...

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Tuesday, 12 November 2024 15:37

Cleaning is the Critical First Step

Last week, we discussed the value of utilizing high purity RO water for cleaning and rinsing. This week, we are faced with a continuing problem of residue remaining on surgical devices. I’ve been in this industry for over thirty years and only recently heard about the frequency of white powder residue on containers and even on single use wrap after sterilization...

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There are 54 billion bacterial cells on a single cubic centimeter of the average kitchen sponge. They are breeding grounds for all types of germs and bacteria. A common sponge’s spatial partitioning – the way it’s divided into different sectors of various sizes with a porous absorbent surface – caters to bacteria that prefer isolated environments and those that prefer to be around other organisms as well, making it the best of both worlds for microbial communities...

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This weekend we learned of an assassination attempt on former President Trump. Some of us saw it on TV in real time. I do not agree with Trump’s politics, yet I am very sad for him and for all of us.

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Tuesday, 27 August 2024 14:05

Soap Opera Episode 3: How Did We Get Here?

Many misunderstandings aren’t planned or purposeful but are the result of intersecting plot lines that cause miscommunication and misalignment of purposes. 

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With soap operas, the absurd is common (long-lost identical twin, anyone?). In the SPD, you would expect concerns to be less outrageous, but it is wise to retain a degree of skepticism and a dose of critical thinking. Sometimes, what’s left unsaid—or undone—requires some serious investigation.

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If you look very closely you might be able to see a long-running soap opera playing out several times a day in your SPD. Like any daytime Emmy winner, this story features multiple players involved in complex relationships that produce unanticipated and often undesirable consequences.

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Tuesday, 09 July 2024 12:00

Weighing The Issue of Weight

It’s July when new doctors come into service bringing fresh ideas, new technology, and requests for more instrumentation. Considering the issue of clutter and weight it might also be the right time to review the sets and reduce unnecessary items.

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Tuesday, 02 July 2024 12:00

Independence Day

The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day —has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution.

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Tuesday, 25 June 2024 15:52

The Dog Days of Summer

The dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer from early July through August. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.

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