Reprocessing Already Saves Hospitals $472 Million -- But There Is Room for Growth (IMAGE)

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Reprocessing Already Saves Hospitals $472 Million -- But There Is Room for Growth

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Regulated reprocessing of single-use medical devices at over 8,000 hospitals diverted over 15 million pounds of medical waste in 2019, but researchers say hospitals are reprocessing only a small portion of what could be done.

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Association of Medical Device Reprocessors

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