In the Press
March 2022
Science Direct: Inventory Optimization in the Perioperative Care Department Using Kotter’s Change Model
Background Perioperative services have been scrutinized in the context of cost containment in health care, particularly in the procurement and reprocessing of surgical instruments. Although [...]
Science Direct: A cost comparison between reusable flexible and disposable laryngoscopes
Objectives To compare the costs of disposable laryngoscopes to reusable scopes in outpatient and inpatient settings. Methods The total variable and fixed costs involved in [...]
Springer Link: Barriers to Closed-Loop Supply Chains Implementation in Irish Medical Device Manufacturers: Bayesian Best–Worst Method Analysis
The medical device manufacturing industry is important to the Irish economy, but it is an industry that produces a lot of waste. Therefore, the introduction [...]
Quartz: Corporate greenwashing is about to get harder
US president Joe Biden’s climate agenda isn’t doing so hot. His big climate spending package has been stalled in Congress for months. The war in Ukraine has [...]
Euractiv: EU lawmakers to accelerate adoption of circular economy package
“These two days will have enabled us to exchange views on various regulatory measures and practical actions aimed at establishing this model of sustainable production [...]
February 2022
HCWH: Sustainable waste management – A guide for the healthcare sector
Our new infographic highlights the environmental and health hazards of healthcare waste management. We support the waste hierarchy, where reducing unnecessary use, prioritizing reusables, and [...]
AMDR’s Response to REMADE Institute’s Request for Information
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) represents the interests of commercial, regulated medical device reprocessors/remanufacturers. Reprocessing is a circular solution for healthcare that helps [...]
Health Care Without Harm: Accelerating climate-smart transformation of U.S. health care: A federal-first approach
Our health care systems are facing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing threat to community health and resilience from the climate crisis. [...]
Yale News: What the U.S. health care sector can learn from Coca-Cola
A new, Yale-led analysis suggests that the Coca-Cola Company and a number of other corporations are the real thing when it comes to publicly reporting [...]
Health Care Without Harm: A multi-dimensional approach to sustainable health care climate action
2021 was a year like no other. Our global climate program made significant progress toward our vision of a zero emission, climate-resilient and more equitable [...]
Health Care Without Harm: The path to climate-smart, net-zero emissions health care: A grand rounds series
Presented by Health Care Without Harm in partnership with the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, this five-part virtual grand rounds series explores strategies [...]
EXPAT: Germany to introduce “repairability index” to boost sustainability
As consumer waste continues to rise, conversations across Europe have turned to how companies can be encouraged to repair their products, rather than simply asking consumers to [...]
Healthcare Purchasing News: WHO Reports Urgent Need to Deal with COVID-19 Medical Waste
Tons of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on healthcare waste management systems around the world, threatening [...]
January 2022
Health Care Without Harm: New Criteria for Sustainable Healthcare Products
Experts from across Europe have come together to produce new sets of sustainability criteria for disposable gloves and reusable medical textiles. Focussed on examination gloves and [...]
December 2021
Annals of Surgery: The Carbon Footprint of Surgical Operations
Abstract Summary of background data and objectives: Operating theatres are typically the most resource-intensive area of a hospital, 3–6 times more energy-intensive than the rest [...]
E&E News: Hospitals want to go green, but sustainability data is scarce
As Dr. Jodi Sherman thought about her residency at Stanford University, she couldn’t help but notice how many medical supplies, plastic, resources — stuff — [...]
The Washington Post: Biden wants to make federal government carbon neutral by 2050
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it aims to buy its way to a cleaner, cooler planet, spending billions to createa federal fleet of electric vehicles, upgrade [...]
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Federal Acquisition Regulation: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal Acquisitions: Suggestions from the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors GalleryFederal Acquisition Regulation: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal Acquisitions: Suggestions from the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal Acquisitions: Suggestions from the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) is the global trade association representing the interests of regulated, commercial medical device reprocessing companies. We respectfully submit [...]
The Reprocessing Solution: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Lowering Healthcare Costs
The health sector accounts for almost 5% of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. If it were a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter, [...]
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ’s) Role in Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Suggestions from the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors Gallery
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ’s) Role in Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Suggestions from the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ’s) Role in Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Suggestions from the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) is the global trade association representing the interests of regulated, commercial medical device reprocessing companies. We respectfully submit [...]