CHIMES (Calvin College Newspaper): Reprocessing Your Health
CHIMES (Calvin College Newspaper): Reprocessing Your Health (03/19/10): Gone are the days when hospital staff thoughtlessly tossed used medical equipment into the nearest landfill. According to a study released this month in the journal “Academic
Ecoglove.com: Responsible Device Strategies Saved Hospitals Millions of Dollars in 2009
Ecoglove.com, Responsible Device Strategies Saved Hospitals Millions of Dollars in 2009 (reprinted release): Ascent, the market leader in the remanufacturing of medical devices in the U.S., announced today that its hospital partners realized hundreds of
Ecoglove.com, Medical Device Reprocessors Say Health Reform May Provide a Boost
Ecoglove.com, Medical Device Reprocessors Say Health Reform May Provide a Boost (03/26/10): As medical device manufacturers seek to fend off the implementation of a new tax contained in the national health reform law enacted Tuesday,
Ecoglove.com, Re-Using Equipment Could Help Hopsitals Go Green
Ecoglove.com, Re-Using Equipment Could Help Hopsitals Go Green (03/02/10): U.S. health care facilities generate over four billion pounds of waste each year, second only to the food industry in trash-making. But much of this waste
DotMed News: Ascent Takes on Bi-Directional Catheters for Reprocessing
DotMed News: Ascent Takes on Bi-Directional Catheters for Reprocessing (06/07/10): Ascent, formerly Ascent Healthcare Solutions, recently added yet another single-use device (SUD) to its repertoire of about 90 reprocessed medical devices. The EZ STEER bi-directional
Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider: SUD Reprocessing: Balancing Cost Savings, Patient Safety
Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider reports: SUD Reprocessing: Balancing Cost Savings, Patient Safety (07/01/10): During a time when hospitals are continually searching for a way to reduce costs while maintaining or even increasing their focus