GreenNurture: Misconceptions and Benefits of Reprocessing Medical Devices

GreenNurture: Misconceptions and Benefits of Reprocessing Medical Devices (10/10/10):

Reprocessing Benefits for Hospitals include:
->Decreases health care spending in the long-term
-> Cost savings (When compared to purchasing new equipment, reprocessing medical devices allows for a 50 percent reduction of medical device costs.)
->Reduces medical waste (In 2008, reprocessing kept more than 4 million pounds (2,150  tons) of medical waste from reaching landfills.)
->Upholds quality of patient care