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Sustainability Solutions That Work: How to Achieve Optimal Reprocessing Results

There’s no question the healthcare industry is at a critical juncture. The pressure on healthcare providers to offer value without sacrificing quality has never been greater. But for change to happen, the responsibility to find innovative solutions to reduce costs and ...More

August 9, 2011

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Hospitals Partner with Stericycle to Keep 100 Million Disposable Sharps Containers Out of Landfills

Stericycle, Inc. announces that it is reaching a milestone with its Sharps Management Service (SMS). Nationally, hospitals have partnered with Stericycle by using the SMS to safely and sustainably dispose of sharps containers. Thanks to this collaborative effort, the number ...More

June 24, 2011

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Clean Harbors Disposes of MRSA Admission-Testing Cartridges

Clean Harbors, a provider of environmental, energy and industrial services, announces a service to properly dispose of patient-on-admission methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) testing devices for hospitals, research laboratories, public health clinics and ...More

May 18, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

MedClean Technologies Forms Co-Promotion Relationship With Covidien

MedClean Technologies, Inc., a provider of on-site technology for the treatment and disposal of medical waste and the destruction of confidential documents and related media, announces that it has formed a co-marketing agreement with Covidien, a global healthcare products ...More

May 16, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

Premier Member Hospitals Can Save on Steam Sterilization for Medical Waste Disposal

OnSite Sterilization, LLC has been awarded an agreement with the Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance for provision of steam sterilization equipment for onsite treatment of regulated medical waste (RMW). OnSite ...More

April 19, 2011

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene

SterilMed Receives Health Industry Environmental Excellence Award

SterilMed, Inc., a leader in the cleaning, sterilizing, and remanufacturing of medical devices and equipment for safe reuse in hospitals and clinics, has been awarded the 2011 Environmental Excellence Award from Practice Greenhealth, an association promoting earth friendly ...More

April 7, 2011

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Kimberly-Clark Health Care Announces Commitment to Reducing Medical Waste

Kimberly-Clark Health Care today announced achievements that highlight the company's substantial progress in its sustainability initiatives. From rewarding customers for their sustainability efforts to developing recyclable uses for medical packaging waste to partnering ...More

April 6, 2011

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Stryker Highlights Need for Healthcare Industry's Commitment to Sustainability Efforts

As the title sponsor of the CleanMed Conference in Phoenix this week, Stryker Corporation highlighted the need for the healthcare industry to support and increase commitment to healthcare sustainability. "Many hospitals and healthcare organizations are aggressively pursuing ...More

April 6, 2011

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Leading Brands in Healthcare, Recycling, Waste Management Form Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Eight brand-leading companies across healthcare, recycling and waste management industries have come together to form a technical coalition seeking to inspire and enable sustainable, cost effective recycling solutions for plastic products and materials used in the delivery ...More

April 6, 2011

Posted in News

Going 'Green' in the Operating Room

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified practical strategies to implement environmentally friendly practices in operating rooms and other hospital facilities that could result in vastly reduced healthcare costs and pose no risk to patient safety. ...More

February 22, 2011

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene

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