Blog
May 2014
Dan Vukelich To Speak At CEDEST Today
Dan Vukelich will be speaking today, May 15, at CEDEST in Cartagena, Spain, "Reprocessing Single-Use Medical Devices: Experience in the U.S."
CleanMed To Host 2014 Conference on Sustainable Healthcare
CleanMed will hold its 2014 conference at the Global Center for Health Innovation in Cleveland, Ohio on June 2-5. CleanMed brings the nation's preeminent healthcare [...]
MD H2E Cites Reprocessing As Important for Sustainability at "Boardroom Level"
Sustainability investments have been shown to spur employee retention, improve public health and mission-based goals, increase or maintain reimbursement rates through patient satisfaction, and encourage [...]
Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E) Highlights Reprocessing Savings
Maryland hospitals have a lot to be proud of. H2E's Sustainable Victories publication highlights Johns Hopkins Bayview for increasing medical device reprocessing savings 31 [...]
Calculating the Value of Health Care Sustainability
What do roof shingles, intravenous tubing, floor cleaners and heart catheters have in common? They're all necessary to run a hospital. The wide array of [...]
April 2014
Hospitals Could Save Billions By Improving Their Environmental Impact
Healthcare Daily reports “First, do no harm” has long been the mantra of healthcare professionals who focus on the safety and well-being of their patients. But [...]
Are steps towards “zero waste” worth it?
The idea of moving towards a “Zero Waste” world seems too farfetched for some people on the business end of the spectrum to take seriously. [...]
Health Professionals Worldwide Demand Urgent Climate Action Following IPCC Report
Health and medical organizations from around the world are calling on governments to respond to the major health risks described in the Intergovernmental Panel on [...]
Purchasing and Sustainability: How Hospitals Weigh Going Green
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania reports that reducing energy use is among the most common starting places for energy-intensive hospitals to look for solutions that are [...]
3 steps to reduce hospitals' environmental impact
Going green could save hospitals billions of dollars. Hospitals could save billions by going green, according toDallas/Fort Worth Healthcare Daily. "From water conservation and waste management [...]
Medline Reveals How Health Systems Reduce Waste, Maintain Quality and Achieve Millions in Savings
Sustainability, Quality, Value – Can Healthcare Have It All? Hospitals operate all day, every day. Just the day to day running of a hospital, understandably, [...]
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors Celebrates Earth Day!
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors is happy to celebrate Earth Day today and congratulate our partners who are committed to implementing sustainable, environmentally friendly [...]
CleanMed 2014 Pre-Conference Workshop to focus on Greening the OR
Tuesday, June 3 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. It’s been four years since the formalization of the Greening the OR Initiative, and over 400 facilities have [...]
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors Welcomes New Members Medline ReNewal and Vanguard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 11, 2014 – The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR), the global trade association representing the interests of the third-party medical device reprocessing industry, [...]
Enroll in HHI and Submit your Data to be Featured Nationally in the HHI Milestone Report
The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) is a vital initiative that is harnessing the power of America’s hospitals to improve health care’s impact in its communities. HHI [...]
International Top 30 Green Hospitals Revealed
A newly released article reveals many of the greatest achievements in environmentally friendly construction in the health industry. The article celebrates the 30 most environmentally [...]
The Easiest Way for ASCs to Save Today: Sterile Reprocessing Single-Use Devices
Becker’s ASC Review reports that, sterile reprocessing for single-use devices is becoming more common among healthcare providers, including ambulatory surgery centers. Since the Food and Drug [...]
Hospitals take steps to set healthy examples for patients
Boston Globe reports that, More than 40 hospitals in Massachusetts, including all 10 in the Partners HealthCare system, and 900 hospitals nationwide have joined a [...]
March 2014
Stryker Sustainability Solutions Brings Record-Setting $255 Million In Reprocessing Savings To U.S. Hospitals
Growth of Stryker Sustainability Solutions' single-use medical device reprocessing and remanufacturing services produced a record-setting $255 million in supply cost savings for its more than 2,500 hospital [...]
UK hospital staff get tips on how to go green in sustainability day
Working greener could help a hospital trust to save money. Sustainability was put on top of the healthcare agenda when Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, which [...]