From Waste to Lifesaving Impact: Rethinking Cardiac Device Disposal Without Disrupting Warranty Recovery

What happens to explanted cardiac devices that aren’t eligible for warranty credit, but still have years of functional life remaining? Too often, they’re discarded and end up in landfills.

Join SpendMend, Baptist Health Little Rock, and Michigan Medicine’s Project My Heart Your Heart to learn how hospitals can redirect non-warranty pacemakers and ICDs for humanitarian reuse, without disrupting existing warranty recovery workflows, increasing staff workload, or introducing operational risk.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Time: 2 PM ET/11 AM PT

Speakers:
• Al Brander, RN FACHE MBA BSN BSW HCAP, VP of Clinical Services at SpendMend
• Eric Puroll, BS, Project Manager at Michigan Medicine/MCORRP
• Josh Brown, Senior Chaplain at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock
• Kayla Bumgardner, BS RT(R), Cath/EP Lab Process Coordinator at Baptist Health Medical Center–Little Rock

By leveraging existing infrastructure, without adding staff workload or operational risk, Baptist Health Little Rock successfully reduced medical waste, supported patients in underserved countries, and maintained uninterrupted warranty recovery.

In this session, you’ll learn:
• How to reduce device waste without disrupting warranty recovery
• What made the pilot successful
• How internal champions accelerated adoption
• How to scale this model across your health system

You’ll walk away with practical insights into implementation, stakeholder alignment, compliance considerations, and how to operationalize a mission-aligned sustainability initiative within your organization.

SpendMend webinars are offered at no charge to our prospects, clients, and partners.

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