HCPro.com, Could Reprocessed Medical Equipment be Environmentally Friendly and Keep Patients Safe?
HCPro.com asks Could reprocessed medical equipment be environmentally friendly and keep patients safe? Healthcare as an industry is looking for ways it can reduce its carbon footprint, being one of the largest environmental offenders. One
Clinica: Medical Device Reprocessing Becomes Environmental Issue in US
Clinica reports that Medical Device Reprocessing Becomes Environmental Issue in US (subscription may be required): Researchers writing in a US journal have said that hospitals should take a “greener” approach to medical equipment by reprocessing
EnvironmentalLeader.com, Hospitals Saved $138M in 2008 By Reprocessing Medical Waste
Environmentalleader.com reports that Hospitals Saved $138M in 2008 by Reprocessing Medical Waste: In 2008 alone, hospitals served by one major reprocessor saved $138 million nationwide by diverting 4.3 million pounds of medical waste from local
CBC News: Hospitals Aim to Resterilize, Cut Waste
CBC News Canada, Hospitals aim to resterilize, cut waste (03/01/10): "We found there's absolutely no risk, and there's never been a patient safety event related to reprocessing in all our research," Makary, the study's lead author,
The JHU Gazette: Going Green in the Hospital Will Save Money, Reduce Waste
The Johns Hopkins University Gazette reports on the article in Academic Medicine by Dr. Martin Makary, et. al. on medical device reprocessing: Going Green in the Hospital Will Save Money, Reduce Waste (03/01/10).
Fort Frances Times Online: Hospitals Can Resterilize Some Devices For Reuse
The Fort Frances Times Online reports that Hospitals Can Resterilize Some Devices For Reuse. Covering the commentary from Dr. Martin Makary of Johns Hopkins University in his analysis on reprocessing medical devices: A wide-ranging study he