Press Releases

AUGUST 2010

• 08.23.10—Ascent Leads Industry Commitment to Quality Healthcare as a First-Mover on GLN Readiness
  As hospitals and providers work to adopt GS1 global supply chain standards into their operations, Ascent is now ready to work with customers using Global Location Numbers (GLNs) ... more

JULY 2010

• 07.19.10—Ascent Inks Single Source Deal with Major Hospital Supply Network
  Ascent has been awarded a three-year single source agreement with Upper Midwest Consolidated Service Center (UMCSC), a supply network of VHA member hospitals in the Midwest ... more

JUNE 2010

• 06.21.10—Premier Healthcare Alliance Recognizes Ascent for Performance Excellence
  Ascent is a winner of a 2010 Pinnacle Award presented by Premier healthcare alliance’s Purchasing Partners. ... more

• 06.14.10—Ascent Named a Champion for Change for Third Year Running
  Ascent has been honored with a Champion for Change Award by Practice Greenhealth for the third year in a row ... more

• 06.03.10—Ascent Helps EP Labs to Further Reduce Waste, Cut Costs with New Product Addition
  Ascent today announced the addition of EZ STEER™ Bi-Directional Catheters, manufactured by Biosense Webster ... more

MAY 2010

• 05.03.10—Ascent Honored by MedAssets for Improving Financial Health of Hospitals
  Ascent received the MedAssets Supply Chain Savings Award for its commitment to making healthcare more affordable ... more

APRIL 2010

• 04.6.10—Reprocessing Highlighted at the "Symposium for Greening the OR"
  Ascent is proud to announce its sponsorship of a new initiative from Practice Greenhealth ... more

MARCH 2010

• 03.16.10—Responsible Medical Device Strategies Save Hospitals Millions of Dollars in 2009
  Ascent announced today that its hospital partners realized hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings through the use of medical device remanufacturing programs in 2009 ... more

DECEMBER 2009

• 12.21.09—Ascent Launches Online Continuing Education Portal
  Ascent, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, today launched an online educational portal on its web site offering complimentary accredited Continuing Education (CE) programs ... more

OCTOBER 2009

• 10.28.09—Ascent Receives 510(K) Clearance to Reprocess Biosense Webster SoundStar™ 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter
  Ascent has received the industry’s first and only 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reprocess the Biosense Webster SoundStar™ 3D Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter ... more

SEPTEMBER 2009

• 9.1.09—Hospitals Partner with Ascent to Save More Than $82 Million in First Half of 2009
  Ascent today announced that its hospital partners saved an astounding $82 Million in unnecessary supply chain costs in the first six months of 2009 with Ascent’s reprocessing and remanufacturing programs ... more

JULY 2009

• 7.30.09—VHA Renews Agreement with Ascent as its Reprocessing/Remanufacturing Partner
  Ascent announced today that VHA Inc., the national health care network, has awarded Ascent an agreement to provide remanufactured/reprocessed "single-use" medical devices ... more

• 7.29.09—Healthcare Sustainability Innovator, Ascent, Unveils Green Lab™: "Where the Seed is Planted"
  Ascent announced today the unveiling of its innovative Green Lab™, a physical workspace that represents the company’s unique approach to the responsible use of resources in healthcare ... more

JUNE 2009

• 6.2.09—Ascent Adds Reflexion™ and Reflexion Spiral™ Catheters to its Product Line
  Ascent announced today the addition of Reflexion™ and Reflexion Spiral™ catheters originally manufactured by St. Jude to its comprehensive offering of reprocessed diagnostic EP catheters ... more

MAY 2009

• 5.20.09—Ascent Receives "Champion for Change" Healthcare Environmental Excellence Award at CleanMed 2009
  Ascent announced today it received the “Champion for Change” award at CleanMed 2009, the international conference on environmentally sustainable health care ... more

APRIL 2009

• 4.7.09—University HealthSystem Consortium Names Ascent Supplier of the Year at UHC 2009 Performance Excellence Forum
  Ascent announced today that University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) presented Ascent with the inaugural UHC Supplier of the Year award at the UHC 2009 Performance Excellence Forum ... more

MARCH 2009

• 3.23.09—VHA Drives Sustainable Healthcare Results Through Innovative Medical Device Programs
  Ascent today announced that VHA Inc., the national healthcare alliance, has achieved significant results from its medical device remanufacturing/reprocessing program, supporting its members’ efforts to reduce supply costs and encourage environmental responsibility ... more

• 3.18.09—Ascent Provides “Green” Support to Nurses and Hospitals at AORN 56th Congress in Chicago
  Ascent announced today that it is bringing a green initiative to Chicago at the AORN (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) 56th Congress, March 14-19, 2009, with a sponsorship that promotes an environmentally friendly conference experience ... more

FEBRUARY 2009

• 2.19.09—Ascent to Provide MedAssets’ Customers with Reprocessed and Remanufactured Single-Use Medical Devices
  Ascent announced today that MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the nation’s largest supply chain management firms, has chosen Ascent to provide reprocessing and remanufacturing services of single-use medical devices (SUDs) to their customers ... more

• 2.17.09—Adventist Health Selects Ascent to Support Sustainability Initiatives through Medical Device Remanufacturing and Reprocessing
  Ascent announced today that Adventist Health, a large, nonprofit integrated delivery system that provides health care in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, has selected Ascent to support its sustainability initiatives through medical device remanufacturing and reprocessing ... more

JANUARY 2009

• 1.12.09—Ascent Reports—Hospitals Benefit from Sustainability Initiatives with more than $138 Million in Savings in 2008
  Ascent announced today that their hospital partners eliminated 4,300,000 pounds (2,150 tons) from local landfills and realized a record $138,142,000 in supply cost and waste savings in 2008 ... more

DECEMBER 2008

• 12.03.08—Ascent’s Michelle Barnett Promoted to Vice President Strategic Services
  Ascent, a leader in the medical device industry delivering efficiency and sustainability in healthcare, has promoted Michelle Barnett to vice president of strategic services ... more

NOVEMBER 2008

• 11.13.08—Ascent Receives Only 510(k) Clearance for Reprocessed Biosense Webster LASSO® Variable Circular Mapping Catheters
  Ascent, a leader in the medical device industry, promoting sustainable solutions to device procurement, announced today that it has received the industry’s first 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reprocess the LASSO® 2515 Variable Circular Mapping Catheter manufactured by Biosense Webster ... more

OCTOBER 2008

• 10.22.08—510(k) Clearance Enables Ascent to Reprocess EP Catheters from All Major Original Manufacturers
  Ascent announced today that it has received a 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reprocess the full line of IBI diagnostic electrophysiology (EP) catheters and cables originally manufactured by Irvine Biomedical Inc., a St. Jude Company ... more

• 10.16.08—Ascent Adds Reusable Ablation Cables to Approved Products Program
  Ascent, a leader in the medical device industry delivering efficiency and sustainability in healthcare, has added reusable ablation cables to its extensive product offering for the treatment and management of cardiac arrhythmias ... more

JULY 2008

• 7.28.08—Ascent’s Customers Achieve Record Environmental and Resource Sustainability Benefits During 1st Half of 2008
  Ascent, a leader in the medical device industry delivering efficiency and sustainability in healthcare, announced today that its 2,000+ hospital and clinic partners throughout North America and beyond eliminated 841 tons ... more

• 7.1.08—Ascent Awarded MedAssets Gold Vendor Designation
  Ascent, the leading independent third-party reprocessor of medical devices, announced today it has earned MedAssets Supply Chain Systems’ Gold Vendor status ... more

JUNE 2008

• 6.26.08—Banner Health Renews Medical Device Reprocessing Agreement With Ascent
  Ascent, the leading independent third-party reprocessor of medical devices, announced today that Banner Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, has renewed its exclusive contract with Ascent for reprocessing services ... more

MAY 2008

• 5.5.08—HealthTrust Purchasing Group Renews Medical Device Reprocessing Agreement with Ascent
  HealthTrust Purchasing Group’s (HealthTrust) more than 1,400 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites, can continue to benefit from medical device reprocessing services provided by Ascent (Ascent) under a HealthTrust contract renewal announced today ... more

APRIL 2008

• 4.17.08—University HealthSystem Consortium Extends Exclusive Agreement with Ascent for Medical Device Reprocessing
  Ascent today announced that University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) has extended its exclusive contract for medical device reprocessing for an additional year ... more

MARCH 2008

• 3.3.08—ProvSource Taps Ascent As Its Continued Exclusive Single-Use Medical Device Reprocessor
  Ascent today announced that ProvSource renewed an exclusive contract that will enable its members to save an estimated $6.5 million ... more

JANUARY 2008

• 1.28.08—Premier Extends Partnership with Ascent for Medical Device Reprocessing
  Premier Inc., the largest healthcare alliance in the United States with 1,700 members, has renewed its agreement with Ascent ... more
• 1.16.08—Paul Rice Joins Ascent as Senior Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
  Ascent announced today that Paul Rice has joined the company as senior vice president of quality assurance (QA) and regulatory affairs (RA) ... more

DECEMBER 2007

• 12.05.07—Amerinet Extends Medical Device Reprocessing Partnership with Ascent
  Ascent today announced a three-year agreement extension with Amerinet, Inc., a national healthcare purchasing organization ... more

OCTOBER 2007

• 10.08.07— Ascent Receives 510(k) Clearances to Reprocess Coronary Bypass Devices From Guidant and Medtronic
  Ascent announced today that FDA has cleared two Ascent 510(k) submissions to reprocess specific Medtronic and Guidant cardiac stabilization and positioner devices. ... more

JULY 2007

• 7.24.07— Ascent Healthcare’s Phoenix Facility Receives ISO 13485:2003 Recertification
  Ascent announced today that its Phoenix reprocessing center has been officially recertified as an ISO 13485:2003 facility ... more

• 7.17.07— Ascent Announces Return and Promotion of Key Personnel
  Ascent announced today the appointments of Eric Varty as Vice President of R&D and Kevin Liszewski as Vice President of Corporate Accounts ... more

MAY 2007

• 5.17.07— Ascent Healthcare Receives 510(k) Clearance on Alcon® MACKOOL Phaco Tips
  Ascent announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent’s 510(k) to reprocess the Alcon® MACKOOL phacoemulsification tips. ... more
• 5.07.07— Ascent Receives Hospitals For A Healthy Environment (H2E) “Champions For Change” Award
  Ascent announced today that it has received a 2007 "Champions for Change" award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) ... more

APRIL 2007

• 4.24.07— Ascent Receives 510(k) Clearance on AcuNav™ Ultrasound Catheter
  Ascent announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased the number of times that Ascent can reprocess the AcuNav™ Ultrasound Catheter from two to up to four times ... more

JANUARY 2007

• 1.31.07— Ascent Launches New Website
  Ascent today announced the launch of a redesigned, intuitive website, www.ascenths.com, containing extensive information about the company, which resulted from the 2006 merger between Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts ... more

DECEMBER 2006

• 12.18.06— Ascent Receives 510(k) Clearance on Carter-Thompson CloseSure® System
  Ascent (formerly Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent's 510(k) to reprocess the Inlet Carter-Thomason CloseSure® System ... more

NOVEMBER 2006

• 11.09.06— Ascent Receives 510(k) Clearance on Zimmer TransFx External Fixation Devices
  Ascent (formerly Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent's 510(k) to reprocess Zimmer TransFx™ External Fixation devices ... more

SEPTEMBER 2006

• 9.26.06— Ascent Receives 510(k) Clearance on Medtronic TORQR® CS Series Catheters
  Ascent (formerly Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts) announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent's 510(k) to reprocess the TORQR® CS Series EP catheters manufactured by Medtronic ... more

APRIL 2006

• 4.17.06— Ascent Receives 510(K) Clearance for DePuy Ace External Fixation Devices
  Ascent (Ascent), the industry’s leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the DePuy ACE Fisher Fixator and Hoffman Classic Sterile Wrist Kit ... more
• 4.17.06— Ascent Receives 510(K) Clearance for Phacoemulsification Tips
  Ascent (Ascent), the industry’s leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Ascent's reprocessed Phacoemulsification tips (PhacoTips) by Alcon Laboratories ... more
• 4.03.06— Leading Medical Device Reprocessing Company Becomes Ascent
  Alliance Medical Corporation and Vanguard Medical Concepts announce that they have become Ascent, Inc. (Ascent), the leading independent third-party reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs) ... more