Show overview
Healthcare Hodgepodge has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 71 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 10 min and 17 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Health & Fitness show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 3 months ago. The busiest year was 2025, with 38 episodes published. Published by Endeavor Business Media.
From the publisher
Healthcare Hodgepodge with Healthcare Purchasing News features interviews and article reads. The podcast features topics from the publication’s many verticals including supply chain, infection prevention, sterile processing, surgical/critical care, healthcare IT, EVS, and more.
Latest Episodes
View all 71 episodesA Coalition for the Next Crisis
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on fractures in the national healthcare landscape from the January 2026 edition of HPN.
From Crisis to Capability: Strengthening Healthcare Supply Chains
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on strengthening supply chains from the February / March 2026 edition of HPN.
Bringing Order to the ‘Wild West’ of Purchased Services
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on purchased services from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.
Top 5 Common Mistakes in the SPD
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on common mistakes made in SPDs from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.
Hospital Leaders: It’s Time to Give SPD a Seat at the Table
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on collaboration with SPDs from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.
Tracking a New Way to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on a new advancement in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia from the November / December 2025 edition of HPN.
How Pharmacy Leaders Are Rewriting the Supply Chain Playbook
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on pharmacy supply chain from the October 2025 edition of HPN.
Artificial Intelligence in Infection Prevention
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on artificial intelligence and infection prevention from the October 2025 edition of HPN.
Brushes on the Clean Side
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on brush cleaning from the October 2025 edition of HPN.
Two Decades Later, Are We Safer? Revisiting Sharps Injury Prevention in U.S. Healthcare
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on sharps safety from the October 2025 edition of HPN.
Evolving Education in Sterile Processing
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on evolving education in sterile processing from the September 2025 edition of HPN.
Addressing the Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance
Associate editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on antimicrobial resistance from the August 2025 edition of the magazine.
Stanford Medicine: Supply Chain Department of the Year
Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on HPN's 2025 Supply Chain Department of the Year: Stanford Medicine.
Environmental Services Update
Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on advancements in environmental services from our July edition.
Sterile Processing Compliance and Standards Update
Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on sterile processing compliance and standards from our June edition.
Innovations in PPE: Advancements and What's Next
Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on innovations in PPE from our June 2025 edition.
Debunking AI Myths with Christopher Salkowitz
Christopher Salkowitz, Director of Sales, RST Automation LLC, joins Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider on this week's episode to debunk common myths about artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Infection Prevention in the Spotlight
Associate Editor Matt MacKenzie reads an article on infection prevention from our June 2025 edition.
Data and Analytics with Jeff Wertz
Jeff Wertz, President of Surgio Health, joins our Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider to discuss data and analytics as it relates to our verticals, particularly sterile processing.
Safe and Efficient Instrument Hand-Offs with Angela Carranza
Angela Carranza, CST, Lean Certified, Manager of Clinical Resources, Medline, joins HPN's Editor-in-Chief Janette Wider to discuss safe and efficient instrument hand-offs on this very special episode.