October 2024
New AMDR Member Survey Finds Hospitals and Surgical Centers Saved over $465MM (€426MM), Avoided over 98MM Pounds (44.5MM Kg) of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Using Regulated, Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices from AMDR Members in 2023
[Washington, DC / Berlin Germany – 16 October 2024] A record 11,967 hospitals and surgical centers saved nearly half a billion dollars and eliminated greenhouse
September 2024
AMDR Statement: Separating the Facts from the Myths about FDA Regulated, Reprocessed LigaSures™
23 September 2024 Statement from AMDR: Separating the Facts from the Myths about FDA Regulated, Reprocessed LigaSures™ In September 2020, a Medtronic-funded study purporting to
June 2024
AMDR Action Alert: Your Voice Matters – Hospital Purchasing Representatives Encouraged to Report Anticompetitive SUD Purchasing Contracts and Related Behavior
Last December, the Biden Administration declared war on corporate greed in healthcare. The announcement included a range of fronts in the war, from fighting bloated
AMDR Statement: FDA’s Recently Published Guidance Document, “Remanufacturing of Medical Devices,” Addresses Reusable Devices, not Reprocessed Single-Use Devices
On May 10th, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance titled, “Remanufacturing of Medical Devices: Guidance for Industry, Entities That Perform Servicing
April 2024
Earth Day News: AMDR Releases Free CO2 Calculator
Free CO2 Calculator to Help Hospital Sustainability Managers Track and Reduce Stubborn Supply Chain Emissions by Using Regulated, Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices from AMDR
May 2023
NAM Becomes Second National Level Organization to Advocate for the Use of Reprocessed “Single-Use” Devices
National Academies of Medicine's Climate Collaborative Recommends Hospitals Use More FDA Regulated Reprocessed Devices as Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [22 May 2023
February 2023
New Website, ResponsibleReuse.org, Offers Hospital Purchasing Decision Makers, Health and Environmental Policy Leaders Resources to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Costs through Increased Use of Reprocessed “Single-Use” Medical Devices
New Website, ResponsibleReuse.org, Offers Hospital Purchasing Decision Makers, Health and Environmental Policy Leaders Resources to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Costs through Increased