Mercy Presented “Healthy Hospital” Award
Catholic Health Press Release May 25, 2011 Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of Catholic Health, is proud to announce it has received a “Healthy Hospital” Award from Ascent, a division of Stryker Corporation. The "Healthy
FDA to Sponsor Public Workshop on Reprocessing Reusable Medical Equipment, June 8-9, 2011
On June 8th and 9th, the FDA will be hosting a public workshop entitled "Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices Workshop." This workshop is part of an ongoing FDA effort to address patient exposure to inadequately
Photos from Congressman Paulsen's visit to SterilMed on May 6, 2011
The Congressman speaking to members of SterilMed's Executive team about the benefits of reprocessing. A SterilMed team member gives the Congressman a demonstration.
AAMI TIR Takes One Step Closer to Release of Second Edition
On Monday, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation's (AAMI) draft second edition to Technical Information Report (TIR) 30, "A compendium of processes, materials, test methods, and acceptance criteria for cleaning reusable medical devices," took
Reprocessing: What's to Fear?
Executive Insight May 2011 One of the tenets of environmental efforts is "reuse." And more hospitals, looking to save cash and avoid unnecessary medical waste, are taking this tenet to heart with medical device reprocessing
Reprocessed Medical Devices: Saving Money and Reducing Waste
Scrubs and Suits May 10, 2011 by Angela Atkinson Did you know that the healthcare industry is the second largest waste producer in the United States? Only the food industry produces more waste. That's why