Nursing homes handle everything from wound care to medication injections daily, meaning they produce a steady flow of medical waste — especially used needles and contaminated dressings. Managing all ...

If Sharps Compliance has its way, you could soon be walking on pins and needles — literally. The Houston medical waste management company unveiled a program this week to convert used syringes, needles ...

While health officials insist the general public does not need to wear surgical masks or other personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent contracting the novel coronavirus, millions have emptied ...

A single Ebola patient treated in a U.S. hospital will generate eight 55-gallon barrels of medical waste each day. Protective gloves, gowns, masks and booties are donned and doffed by all who approach ...

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, hospitals in Wuhan, China, generated about 44 tons of medical waste per day. That figure had increased by six times to nearly 270 tons at the peak of the pandemic there.

Research shows that clinical waste is a big driver of excess health spending. Research shows that clinical waste is a big driver of excess health spending, accounting for anywhere between 5.4–15.7% of ...

MultiCare's CMO breaks down how the system achieved cost savings through clinical and financial alignment. From overtreatment like repetitive lab tests and duplicate imaging studies, to unnecessary ...

A fourth Charleston hospital has been cited by the state for mixing in medical waste with other garbage sent to Charleston landfills, according to state documents. The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical ...