Ascent Healthcare Solutions leads the medical device industry’s development of more sustainable and responsible solutions in healthcare. Reprocessing and remanufacturing medical devices are the single most impactful sustainability initiatives currently undertaken by hospitals in the U.S. Our reprocessing and remanufacturing programs allow our partner hospitals and healthcare providers throughout North America to divert thousands of pounds of medical waste from landfills and to redirect substantial financial resources to patient care quality initiatives.
The Re-processing Leader
U.S. hospitals generate approximately 2 million tons of medical waste each year according to the American Hospital Association, and healthcare costs are rising at a rate three times that of inflation and are projected to top $4 trillion by the year 2015.
Ascent Healthcare Solutions is the leading provider of reprocessing services for hospitals and surgery centers across North America. Since our inception, Ascent has safely reprocessed in excess of 50 million medical devices, eliminating in excess of 10,000 tons from local landfills, and saving hospitals and surgical centers and ultimately consumers, over $500 million from their costs by reprocessing and recycling medical products they would otherwise have needlessly thrown away.
Our Purpose
Working within strict safety and inspection protocols, Ascent is constantly pioneering ways to safely improve patient care by helping healthcare providers maximize limited resources. Providing the means for both patient care quality and environmental benefit with no loss of safety or quality, Ascent works with all leading national group purchasing organizations as well as numerous nationally recognized hospital integrated delivery networks, including most of U.S. News and World Report’s “Honor Roll” hospitals.