ChicagoBusiness: Medline resumes ethylene oxide operations, plans to resterilize used N95 masks
Medline Industries is pursuing FDA approval of a plan to resterilize hundreds of thousands of health care workers’ face masks now that sterilization services are back online at its Waukegan facility. Medline said in a statement Friday that it brought
AMDR Statement On COVID-19 Response
For over 20 years, AMDR-member reprocessors have played an essential role in providing hospitals with FDA-regulated or CE marked, clean, disinfected and sterile medical devices. As the world wrestles to address COVID-19, we are receiving
Health Care Without Harm: Health care waste management: Coronavirus update
Health Care Without Harm's experts prepared a comprehensive document with the latest information and recommendations on how to address waste management in a coronavirus context. HCWH Covid-19 Waste Facts.pdf Source: Health Care Without Harm
Boston Globe: Curing hospitals’ addiction to the fossil fuels that make people sick
It’s noisy in the building systems control room at Boston Medical Center, the largest safety-net hospital and busiest emergency services operation in New England. Computers chime alerts, phones ring, and walkie-talkies crackle with updates about
MIC.com: Coronavirus is creating a staggering amount of medical waste
Hospitals around the world are doing everything in their power to protect the publicagainst the coronavirus pandemic. You've likely seen the calls for more personal protective equipment to deal with sudden shortages — essentials including masks, gloves, and