Ascent Healthcare Solutions' Medical Device Reprocessing Programs Drive Ecological, Safety and Savings Benefits for Hospital and Clinic Partners

PHOENIX -- Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in the medical device industry delivering efficiency and sustainability in healthcare, announced today that its 2,000+ hospital and clinic partners throughout North America and beyond eliminated 841 tons from already overtaxed landfills by safely using nearly 3 million of Ascent's reprocessed medical devices in the first half of 2008. This represents an increase of 233 tons (38 percent) and 700,000 devices (31 percent) over first-half 2007 results. Ascent's reprocessing program has ...