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by Rob Chase, Founder & President As 2020 begins, it is a great time to share company developments, reflect, and take a moment to express gratitude. It is an honor to serve the communities that heal and nurture health of people, planet and all living things. Whether you are a customer that has been with…

Founder and CEO of NewGen Surgical, Rob Chase, gives insight to MD+DI on how the medical device industry can be part of the solution for sustainable healthcare as a speaker at the MD&M West 2020 Conference. “”Healthcare organizations are responding regarding their contribution on climate change, said Rob Chase in an interview with MD+DI. Chase, who…

“To some, environmental sustainability represents one of those “damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don’t” idiomatic exercises in that whatever you decide likely will attract criticism, debate and some form of ridicule. Either it is is too burdensome and costly, it panders to the hippie left and politically correct agendas, it’s nothing more than busywork around quotas or it fuels an…

“Establishing an environmental sustainability movement, process or project can be an arduous exercise, competing heavily between higher-priority issues and among numerous multitasking executives, clinicians and practitioners. But it doesn’t have to be such a daunting task so long as aims and goals are outlined, the strategic plan is mapped and the tactical journey to get…

PlasticsToday reports on how sustainability in healthcare is not as simple as it seems. “”The juggernaut to remove single-use plastics from our lives largely has spared the medical sector. There are good reasons for that, starting with improved safety for the patient because single-use devices reduce the risk of infection. Also, injection molded and extruded…

NorthBay Biz interviews Rob Chase to see how hospitals can move closer to sustainability by switching to products that are circularly economic. “Sugarcane plants and operating rooms have nothing in common, and yet when Rob Chase, president and founder of NewGen Surgical in San Rafael, struck on an idea to bring them together, it was…

At Dominican, Rob Chase MBA ’00 gained the tools to develop and build a successful healthcare business. Now he’s paying it forward, creating internships for Dominican students and serving as a mentor as they embark on their own careers. Marco Estebez ’19, and Jacquelyn Jacinto ’20 began their internship with the marketing department of NewGen…

Sister Mary Ellen Leciejewski speaks on the responsibility that healthcare holds in doing “no harm” to the people and communities it serves. “We believe that health care providers have a clear obligation to the environment as part of our mission to care for the people and communities we serve. For more than two decades, Dignity…

PlasticsToday highlights NewGen Surgical in its dedication to using plant-based materials to design and develop sustainable medical products. “We have expectations of efficacy and safety in medical products that are brought to market; should we also factor in sustainability? ‘Absolutely’, says Rob Chase, founder and President of NewGen Surgical, a medical products company based in…

The U.S. healthcare sector is the second most intensive commercial user of energy. Hospitals are one of the largest energy users, contributing 8 percent of the U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the purchase of healthcare goods and services, and produce more than 4.67 million tons of waste each year. Realizing the significance of these…

By HPN Online – April 23, 2018 Sustainable needle counter NewGen Surgical’s latex-free, Prop 65-compliant sustainable needle counter combines good clinical performance with a sustainable, plant-based material for eco-conscious healthcare providers. Features include easy-to-read numbers for securing of needles, a secure latch with audible closure feedback, compliance with OSHA requirements and ASTM F2132 for puncture…

In celebration of Earth Day, the “Green Team” of Sutter Health CPMC Pacific Campus O.R. San Francisco will be hosting a week of activities and interactive exhibits, April 23-27. Activities will create awareness of how small sustainable changes can help “green” the O.R. and lead nurses to be more conscious as the “Green Team”. NewGen…