MD&M West Conference Event

Rob Chase, president and founder of NewGen Surgical, will be a panelist at the 2020 MD&M West Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center in California from February 11-13th. The two-part panel discussion on Sustainability, Environmental Responsibility and the Medical Device Community will address the question “What can the medical device community do to alleviate pressure…

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“Towards a Sustainable Climate-Resilient Asian Healthcare” 5th Green Hospitals Asian Conference, Oct 8-10, 2019

NewGen Surgical is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor for the 5th Annual Green Hospitals Asian Conference in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore. This annual three-day conference produced by HealthCare Without Harm, Global Green and Healthy Hospitals, Kboo Teck Puat Hospital National Healthcare Group, and HPA of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan…

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Today is World Environmental Health Day

#Thursday Thought #Think About It “Climate change is increasing risks to human health and to health systems that seek to protect the safety and well-being of populations. The largest health risks will be in those communities and populations currently impacted on by climate related diseases. “ according to the International Federation of Environmental Health. So…

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Marin Sustainable Enterprise Conference 2019

NewGen Surgical will attend this year’s Marin Sustainability Enterprise Conference, hosted by VenturePad at the Marin Art & Garden Center on September 25th in Ross, CA. The all-day conference promotes sustainable business practices in the North Bay of San Francisco, provides tools for companies in transition, and connects business and community leaders to work on…

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AORN Annual Fall Education Workshop 2019

NewGen Surgical is exhibiting at the 3rd Annual Fall Education Workshop hosted by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) San Francisco Bay Area local chapter in Napa, California. This annual one-day workshop is a valuable education event for RNs, health professionals, and students with presentations about the latest surgical innovations and interactive product stations…

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CHA Assembly 2019

NewGen Surgical was honored to be invited to exhibit at this year’s Catholic Health Association Assembly in Dallas, Texas. This annual conference is the premier gathering for leaders of Catholic health care in the United States and brings leaders from across the ministry together for learning, networking, celebration and renewal. “Attending and exhibiting at the…

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Earth Day 2019 – Protecting our Species

NewGen Surgical will be supporting events at a few of our customers on-site celebrations on Earth Day 2019. In 2018 the focus was on plastic pollution, and that campaign continues. Read more here. This years’ theme to highlight species is incredibly important. Everything we do, every purchase we make contributes or takes away from the delicate…

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CleanMed 2019

NewGen Surgical will participate at CleanMed, the premier national conference for leaders in healthcare sustainability. “Every year we look forward to interacting directly with our customers and other sustainability leaders at CleanMed,” said Rob Chase, NewGen Surgical Founder and President. “With the increased focus on reducing carbon emissions in healthcare, I am excited to share…

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Northwest Wilderness Medicine Conference

The 3rd annual Northwest Wilderness Medicine Conference on January 4th-6th, 2019 is a special conference in that it is a conference by students & for students. The NWMC is jointly hosted by medical student leadership from the University of Washington, Pacific Northwest University, Oregon Health & Science University, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest,…

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NewGen Surgical presenting at CleanMed Europe 2018

NewGen Surgical is participating at CleanMed Europe 2018, Europe’s leading conference on sustainable healthcare. The biennial conference, hosted by Health Care Without Harm Europe, will take place at Radboud university medical center – a leading academic centre for patient care, education, and research, whose activities help to improve healthcare and consequently the health of individuals…

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International Coastal Cleanup Day 2018

NewGen Surgical supports National Park Services in 33rd International Coastal Cleanup Day In the spirit of our Small Change, Big Impact EPP program, we at NewGen Surgical understand the cumulative impact of positive action. Nationwide, when hospitals exercise climate-smart purchasing to replace the plastic single-use disposable surgical products used in the millions with sustainably designed…

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Accelerating Innovation for California’s New Plastics Economy

Rob Chase, Founder and President of NewGen Surgical, will participate in a roundtable discussion exploring the role of public policy to advance commercialization and adoption of innovation, and to discuss emerging economic opportunities for the New Plastics Economy. Plastic pollution is a well-recognized multi-faceted problem currently dominating the public discourse. Plastic pollution has broad economic…

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