Ascent: A Stryker Sustainability Solution has made available a savings and waste-reduction estimator tool based on averages achieved by actual Ascent reprocessing customers.  To calculate your potential savings, click here.  Ascent notes that accurate savings

The device reprocessing debate: Can reprocessing help hospitals stretch resources and conserve the environment? (10/21/10); subscription required: The European Commission, hospitals and industry are looking for appropriate ways to regulate medical device reprocessing. Ashley Yeo

Medical Product Outsourcing, The EU Attempts to Clarify the Reprocessing of Medical Devices (10/21/10): ...The report’s introduction outlines the scope of what reprocessing might entail and provides examples of steps that reprocessing could include, such

AMDR is pleased to announce that, according to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rankings for 2010-2011, AMDR members serve ALL of the honor roll hospitals, or the top 14 institutions nationwide.   AMDR’s members also

Bnet: Man Bites Dog: Medical-Device Makers vs. Corrupt Hospital Purchasing Outfits (10/13/10): The device makers themselves have tried to limit competition from firms that reprocess medical devices. Although the FDA has said the reprocessed devices

GreenNurture: Misconceptions and Benefits of Reprocessing Medical Devices (10/10/10): Reprocessing Benefits for Hospitals include: ->Decreases health care spending in the long-term -> Cost savings (When compared to purchasing new equipment, reprocessing medical devices allows for a 50