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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > September, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 9

My Turn

Waste Not, Want Not: Does Your OR Recycle?

Ellen Smith, RN, BS, CNOR

I have to admit, I am obsessive about recycling. I recycle everything I possibly can at home: every scrap of paper, every shard of glass, every piece of plastic. I've carried my penchant for recycling over to Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, N.C., where I'm the director of surgical services. Guess what? Being environmentally conscious is a good way for surgical facilities to stretch waste-disposal budgets.

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