About ::Ronald L. Hunsucker::

Ron Hunsucker is a CRCST, CIS, CHL, CCSVP, CFER and has over 47 years in the the Sterile Processing and Surgical fields. Ron began his career as a Central Service Supply Technician in 1979 at Santa Rosa Medical Center. In 1984 he enrolled in the CRCST course through Purdue University and was certified by IAHCSMM in 1986. Studying for the certification led to instituting changes, to meet standards, within his department. Shift Manager by 1985 and Manager by 1988, helping design a new Sterile Processing Department in a new facility and implementing a Cart Exchange System for Nursing Units. Transferring to the new facility he introduced Count Sheets and inventory Control Solutions. Ron was hired at Metropolitan Hospital in 1989 by an RN that had just been assigned as SPD Manager and wanted to get his entire staff certified. Metro’s SPD was the first fully certified SPD in San Antonio, TX. Working PRN for the first month, becoming Supervisor and working with his Manager to form and act as Secretary for the IAHCSMM South Texas Sterile Processing Society and eventually becoming Manager.

In 1996 he was recipient of the Caregiver Of The Year Award from Methodist Healthcare Systems. In 1999 Ron was hired as the Implant Procurement Manager in the OR, eventually managing the SPD again. Ron earned the position as OR Operations Manager and became the Periop. Procurement Manager as well . In 2008 Ron was recruited into a career in sales, eventually becoming an Independent Sales Representative and a Sterile Processing Consultant. Ron recruited and worked with Hank Balch to create the HSPA South Texas Association of Sterile Processing Services and is now the acting President. In 2024, Ron accepted a position as a Clinical Education Specialist with Healthmark, a Getinge Company. Ron has presented at multiple organizations’ chapter events, including HSPA, AORN, and APIC. Ron is an advocate for communication and multidisciplinary teams in the perioperative arena. Ron hopes to help everybody understand the importance of all that Sterile Processing does to help keep patients safe. Doing it right, the first time, all the time!