Practice Greenhealth Honorees Reduced, Reused and Recycled their Way to the Top
Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR Recognition Award is a competitive award which celebrates facilities that make substantial progress in reducing the impact of the surgical environment. Here are the
Sustainability and Fiscal Sensibility
Maintaining an ecofriendly supply chain puts the ‘eco' in economics. Source: Sean Moores, Greenhealth Magazine In supply chain management, it often all comes down to the financial bottom line. So
EMMC Recycling in Every Operating Room
Eastern Maine Medical Center is going green. They’re now recycling all of the trash in their operating rooms. “I’m used to recycling household trash for a long time, but it’s an entirely different level to do
Going Green Starts with Surgeon Demand
In a recent article for Healio, Dr. John A. Hovanesian discusses the environmental and financial implications of excess waste associated with the single-use surgical supplies market, as well as the regulatory and industry changes that could reduce the level
Dispelling the Myth of Single Use Device Reprocessing
Dispelling the Myth of Single Use Device Reprocessing: How This ASC Saved $59k & Diverted 4.7k Lbs of Waste Source: Mary Rechtoris, Becker's ASC Review Madison Surgery Center's successful partnership with Stryker Sustainability Solutions provides a
UK Opens Door to Re-Manufacturing of Single-Use Devices
by Vibha Sharma New guidance from the UK MHRA sets out the conditions under which re-manufacturing of single-use devices is allowed; new CE mark needed and re-manufacturer assumes legal responsibility. The UK Medicines