Fountain Valley, CA – December 1, 2010 – Fountain Valley Regional Hospital received a Best Practice designation for Environmental Excellence from SterilMed Inc., a Minnesota-based healthcare cost containment company and leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices. Honoring the top facilities and systems throughout the country, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital was recognized as a top performer for significant achievements by maximizing device use, reducing medical waste sent to landfills, and reducing their facility’s environmental impact.
The hospital is one of more than 3,000 healthcare facilities in the U.S. that reprocess and recycle medical devices. Reprocessing diverts more than 5 million pounds of medical waste from landfills each year. The American Hospital Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have called for American hospitals to reduce medical waste with a hospital goal of 50 percent reduction in medical waste volume by 2010. Current waste levels in U.S. Hospitals produce over 6,000 tons of waste each day.
“Fountain Valley Regional Hospital has shown a strong commitment to its reprocessing program and should be commended for its efforts in protecting the environment,” said Brian Sullivan, CEO and President of SterilMed. “We are pleased to recognize Fountain Valley Regional Hospital’s commitment to both financial sustainability and medical waste reduction in their community.”
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About Fountain Valley Regional Hospital:
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center (FVRH), a 400-bed acute care hospital, is one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in Orange County. The hospital’s core services include the Orange County Institutes for Heart & Vascular Care, Spine, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, with advanced neonatal and pediatric intensive care, and Maternity services. Our continuum of care also includes transfusion-free medicine and surgery, 24-hour emergency care including the first accredited Chest Pain Center in Orange County, surgical weight loss services, and outpatient services. FVRH is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. To learn more about Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center please visit www.fountainvalleyhospital.com.
About SterilMed
SterilMed® offers services designed to help healthcare providers lower their medical device and equipment costs by maximizing the life of “single-use” medical devices, surgical instruments, power tools, endoscopes and video equipment. This allows healthcare facilities to free up critical financial resources through better device and equipment utilization while maintaining the highest levels of patient safety. SterilMed offers a uniquely integrated approach to medical device reprocessing that ensures the most streamlined logistics and the most rigorous quality approach enabling hospitals and medical facilities to reduce device cost and to decrease medical waste. SterilMed has saved healthcare providers hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of tons of medical waste from landfills over the past few years. For more information, please visit www.sterilmed.com.