Purchasing for our future
Healthcare purchasing news reports that medical products used in the healthcare industry can have negative impacts across facilities and extend into communities. Some generate tremendous amounts of waste, and raw materials used in the production
Hospital CEO: It's time to embrace environmental healthcare
Hospital Impact reports that CEO of Inova Health Systems in Fairfax, V.A., J. Knox Singleton, co-authored a book, "Sustainability for Healthcare Management: A Leadership Imperative." This book links health values with sustainability drivers and challenges
AMDR Response to SGNA Position on Reprocessing Devices Published in EndoNurse
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR), the trade association representing the FDA-regulated, third-party medical device reprocessing industry, has released a response to a recent Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA) position statement
Majority of U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-2014 “Honor Roll” Hospitals Support Reprocessing Industry
Each year, U.S. News & World Report releases their annual list of the Best Hospitals across the country, by specialty, including the highly coveted “Honor Roll” list that distinguishes the hospitals best ranked out of
Sterilmed Joins Practice Greenhealth’s Greening the OR® Initiative
Practice Greenhealth announces that Sterilmed has signed on as a supporter of one of the non-profit’s major initiatives focused on greening the operating room. Practice Greenhealth announced August 19th that Sterilmed has signed on as
How environment experts envision a ‘green hospital’
Inquirer Business, the Philippine newspaper reports that currently, Health Care Without Harm- Asia is in the midst of a campaign known as Global Green and Health Hospitals (GGHH). The GGHH Network is a conglomeration of