Launched in conjunction with Northwestern Medicine, a premier integrated academic health system in
'Across the country, hundreds of thousands of IV bags are used every day. Baxter is a proud manufacturer and supplier of these bags, which are ubiquitous in hospital care-particularly single-use plastic containers that provide patients clinically essential solutions including fluids, nutrition and medicines,' said
Unlike other medical equipment products such as syringes and needles, which have established post-use collection methods, standard practice for non-hazardous IV bag removal includes draining of residual fluid and disposing as waste that ultimately ends up in a landfill. Through this pilot program, stakeholders from several
'We are proud to pilot this program with Baxter to be the first health system in the nation to begin recycling PVC IV bags,' said
As a company focused on waste reduction, Baxter's objective for the pilot's first phase was to establish proof of concept for a program that assists hospitals in recycling plastic IV bags manufactured by Baxter. Following the successful conclusion of the pilot phase, Northwestern Medicine will continue to implement the program and will explore expanding the program throughout the health system. Baxter is now actively seeking to engage additional health system participants in the
This program builds on Baxter's innovative experiences partnering with hospitals and waste collection companies outside of the
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Every day, millions of patients, caregivers and healthcare providers rely on Baxter's leading portfolio of diagnostic, critical care, kidney care, nutrition, hospital and surgical products used across patient homes, hospitals, physician offices and other sites of care. For more than 90 years, we've been operating at the critical intersection where innovations that save and sustain lives meet the healthcare providers who make it happen. With products, digital health solutions and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxter's employees worldwide are now building upon the company's rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative healthcare innovations.
About Northwestern Medicine
This release includes forward-looking statements concerning potential benefits associated with IV bag pilot program (including the anticipated expansion of the program and any environmental impacts). The statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: satisfaction of regulatory and other requirements; actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities (including with respect to climate change and other sustainability matters); changes in law and regulations; future actions of third parties (including Northwestern Medicine and other hospital systems) and other risks identified in Baxter's most recent filing on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other
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