---
title: 'Articles-On-The-Go: Sterilization Scare: 5 Lessons We Must Learn from Porter Adventist Hospital'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/articles-on-the-go-sterilization-scare-5-lessons-we-must-learn-from-porter-adventist-hospital'
show: 'Beyond Clean'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/beyond-clean'
published: '2021-05-27'
audio: 'https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beyondclean/Article_041_-_Sterilization_Scare.mp3'
---

# Articles-On-The-Go: Sterilization Scare: 5 Lessons We Must Learn from Porter Adventist Hospital

On this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank looks at lessons that should be learned from the incidents at Porter Adventist Hospital. Could your facility be the next Porter? "The final lesson here is a warning, as much as a takeaway from the...

## Summary

On this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank looks at lessons that should be learned from the incidents at Porter Adventist Hospital. Could your facility be the next Porter?

"The final lesson here is a warning, as much as a takeaway from the latest sterilization scare -- _There will be another Porter_. If we have learned anything in recent years, it's that even as these stories may scare the hell out of our patients and trouble our industry -- many hospital administrators are still refusing to give Sterile Processing departments the investment, support, and direction they deserve"

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