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Practical guidance for healthcare facilities managing surplus and decommissioned medical equipment.
★ Featured · CompanyProMed Source is a healthcare equipment acquisition company based in Orlando, FL. We buy surplus and decommissioned medical equipment from hospitals, EMS agencies, and surgery centers nationwide.
Industry InsightsWhen a hospital replaces a CT scanner or monitoring system, the outgoing equipment doesn't disappear. Understanding the disposition options — and their financial implications — helps facilities recover significantly more value.
Facility OperationsThe preparation phase determines how much of an asset's value you actually recover. Equipment that's properly documented, staged, and disclosed moves faster and attracts better offers.
EMS OperationsEMS agencies operate on demanding replacement cycles, and the window to maximize recovery on retired defibrillators, stretchers, and transport ventilators is narrower than most fleet managers realize.
Industry InsightsMany medical devices store patient data — defibrillators, monitors, infusion pumps. When these devices leave your facility without documented data handling, that's a potential HIPAA breach. Here's what your compliance team needs to know.
Facility OperationsPatient data on devices, environmental handling requirements, and chain of custody documentation all carry compliance risk. A defensible decommissioning process protects your facility — and can still recover capital from equipment you'd otherwise pay to have removed.
Facility OperationsAnesthesia workstations are among the most technically complex OR assets. When it's time to retire them, most facilities aren't sure what the process looks like or who to call. Here's what to expect.
Industry InsightsImaging equipment represents some of the largest capital expenditures in any hospital budget — and when it's time to replace a CT or MRI, the outgoing system often sits idle for months. Here's how to recover capital efficiently.
