AMDR President Dan Vukelich is attending CleanMed in Boston this week (http://www.cleanmed.org/).  It is the premier conference on environmental sustainability for the health care sector. The conference attracts leaders and key decision makers from across

Reprocessing of popular vein treatment catheter results in significant cost savings and medical waste reduction for vein practices.  Since the service was launched in January of 2012, more than 400 clinics have contracted to have

Brian White, President of Stryker Sustainability Solutions discusses how hospitals experience significant cost-savings and waste-reduction benefits as a result of a well-integrated, well-supported reprocessing programs.  Sustainability efforts he writes, are particularly optimized through clinical staff

The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors is happy to celebrate Earth Day today and congratulate our partners who are committed to implementing sustainable, environmentally friendly practices.  The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 to

In the healthcare industry, Practice Greenhealth found that American hospitals produce 5.9 million tons of waste each year.  In an effort to be more green, a 2012 Commonwealth Fund study estimates if energy-saving practices were

Gary Cohen, Co-Founder and President of Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, and on the board of the American Sustainable Business Council and Health Leads, published an article in Forbes as part of a special series for World