
First Case Podcast
Hosted by Garrett Hollembeak and Lindsey Joyce · First Case Podcast
4.7from 45 ratings
- 363
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 45
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About First Case Podcast
Clock in, scrub up, and join us behind the red line. We are First Case – an operating room podcast bringing you exciting interviews, engaging discussions, and innovative solutions that are changing the way patients receive surgical care. Each episode we talk to frontline staff, perioperative leadership, and nursing entrepreneurs from across the country as they share their stories, experience and expertise on an industry we love. From the back table to the board room, from wheels in to wheels out. -- we tackle the real-life issues affecting the OR. Whether you're tuning in for surgical service education or inspiration, we're glad you're here. And now, it's time to roll back, and start the First Case…
- Publisher
- First Case Podcast
- Category
- education · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Dec 2020
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 363 episodes have a transcript.

12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Special Episode Release - On Pathogens & PPE: Transporting Contaminated Instruments

5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Special Episode Release – Operate in Harmony - Compliance and Clarity Through Connected Technology

28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Special Episode Release - Evidence Over Expense - What Really Matters When Evaluating UV Technology
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Special Episode Release - On Pathogens & PPE: Transporting Contaminated Instruments
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And talking about times, and I'll throw this to Adam, I know you've probably seen a lot of different things since you've worked everywhere. What would you say are best practices versus probably what you've seen before about transport times of these soiled carts when maybe they're not in the OR right across from SPD or close to SPD? Say ED, Women's Health, other places where maybe they sit for a day. But what would you say you see and what you should see? I mean, what we see is it's all over the place as far as transport times and when things are getting to sterile processing, especially in areas like clinics that don't have that direct access to SPD or they finish cases on Friday and then they sit over a weekend and then get transported on Monday morning over sterile processing. […]
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- Rebecca Lauber
- Kendall Ashe
- Adam Okada
- Crystal Heishman
- Brendan Shaw
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 38 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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