Hidden Heroes of Surgery | How Surgical Technologists Save Lives Before the OR (Audio)

Voices of Vital Care · Jun 11, 2026 · 32m

When you think about surgery, you probably picture the surgeon.

But what about the professionals who make sure every instrument is sterile, every safeguard is in place, and every patient is protected before the operation even begins?

In this episode of Voices of Vital Care, host Nohelani Graf sits down with Kendria Stevens-Hulsinger, FAST, CST, Senior Program Director of Surgical Technology at Pima Medical Institute, to uncover the critical role surgical technologists and sterile processing professionals play in patient safety.

You'll discover:

• What a surgical technologist actually does

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