As part of its ongoing 30th Anniversary celebration this year, Healthcare Purchasing News is shining a spotlight on the industry that was, how events and people shaped it into what it is today and where it’s going tomorrow. For the last nine months we’ve been soliciting reader input in identifying key people, events, processes and products that have influenced supply management’s progress, of which sterile processing is a key component. The Atlanta Black Tie Club Membership Chairman, Sandy Buhler, was one of those 30 pros worth knowing.
Sandy Buhler
As the long-standing manager of professional relations at Kimberly-Clark Corp., the always nattily attired Sandy Buhler represents not only the face and image of the company in materials management, sterile processing, surgical services and infection control circles but also the dedicated advocate for healthcare providers outside the industry and in Washington circles. Buhler remains one of the few bridge-building industry ambassadors who can credibly, respectably and sincerely cross the line between providers and suppliers.
Healthcare Purchasing News, September 2007, Vol. 31, No. 9
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