The San Francisco Chronicle: Making a dent in medical waste (07/06/10): In a commentary published in March in Academic Medicine, Dr. Martin Makary, a gastrointestinal surgeon, and colleagues at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine called

Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Making a dent in medical waste (07/06/10): Eliminating the squandering of medical supplies and equipment can save on new purchases as well as incineration and landfill fees. Some institutions have turned to

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