The New York Times: In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste (07/05/10): The health care industry has a garbage problem. It’s not just that hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics and other health

Greenbiz.com, Pharma and Medical Supply Leaders' Rx for Green Operations (06/03/10): Reprocessors Help Hospitals Reduce Waste As discussed in Part 1 of this series, hospitals produce 2 million tons of solid waste per year. Medical

Outpatient Surgery: Reprocessed vs. New Single-Use Devices Blog entries: I am also an RN (and a human) and I wouldn't require that new stainless steel instruments be used on me or my loved ones since

DotMed News: Ascent Takes Home Award Three Years in a Row (06/16/10): For the third year in a row, Ascent, a medical device reprocessing company, was awarded Practice Greenhealth's Champion for Change Award. The award

Today's Medical Developments: Ascent Helps EP Labs to Further Reduce Waste (06/15/10): The addition of a new product to the extensive roster of single use devices (SUDs) for reprocessing from Ascent, EZ STEER Bi-Directional Catheters, manufactured

Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology: Bi-Directional EP Catheter Cleared for Reprocessing (06/10/10): The single-use EZ Steer bi-directional catheters are now cleared for reprocessing through Ascent. The reprocessing of this device enables electrophysiology (EP) labs to save