The Easiest Way for ASCs to Save Today: Sterile Reprocessing Single-Use Devices
Becker’s ASC Review reports that, sterile reprocessing for single-use devices is becoming more common among healthcare providers, including ambulatory surgery centers. Since the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement supporting sterile reprocessing following their regulatory
Hospitals take steps to set healthy examples for patients
Boston Globe reports that, More than 40 hospitals in Massachusetts, including all 10 in the Partners HealthCare system, and 900 hospitals nationwide have joined a healthier hospitals initiative, launched in 2012. “Hospitals have healing as
Stryker Sustainability Solutions Brings Record-Setting $255 Million In Reprocessing Savings To U.S. Hospitals
Growth of Stryker Sustainability Solutions' single-use medical device reprocessing and remanufacturing services produced a record-setting $255 million in supply cost savings for its more than 2,500 hospital and health system customers in 2013. "We're seeing growing interest
UK hospital staff get tips on how to go green in sustainability day
Working greener could help a hospital trust to save money. Sustainability was put on top of the healthcare agenda when Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Queen Alexandra Hospital, took part in its third annual
Delivering World-Class Health Care, Affordably
Harvard Business Review reports that Indian hospital Narayana Health (NH) is building on the success of India’s medical tourism boom—a $1billion business that is growing by 30% a year—by opening a 2,000-bed multispecialty hospital in the Cayman
Greening the operating room through reprocessing
Dotmed News reports that, like other areas of health care, there is no denying that the operating room is in need of some greening. Health care facilities produce more than 6,600 tons of waste per