Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine March 2011 By Whitney L.J. Howell "Cost pressures—current and future— are forcing hospitals to look in every nook and cranny for efficiencies and savings. That includes the waste stream. A

WKBN (Youngstown, Ohio) 03/25/2011 "Sharon Regional Health System has received the Healthy Hospital Award from Ascent, a division of Stryker Corp., for a second time. The "healthy hospital" designation is reserved for hospitals that demonstrate

Recent reports in the Las Vegas Review-Journal about a physician's (Dr. Michael Kaplan) reuse of single-use needle guides have brought attention to the fact that many healthcare professionals routinely reuse medical devices originally labeled by

EP Lab Digest March 22, 2011 Calculator Quantifies Financial and Environmental Impact of Reprocessing Medical Devices Ascent, a division of Stryker Corporation, continues its commitment to supporting quality healthcare delivery with the introduction of a

Medical Data Institute 03/15/2011 "Health-Economist von Eiff submits a cost-benefit-calculation to the European Commission and proves a savings potential of millions of Euros." "The reprocessing of single-use medical devices is considered a great savings of

CBS BNET by Ken Terry Originally Posted on July 9, 2010 Ever wonder why there’s so much waste in the U.S. healthcare industry? In the medical device sector, at least, it’s all about money: wasted