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What Happens to Medical Equipment When a Hospital Upgrades?
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MAY 12, 2025 · 8 MIN READ

What Happens to Medical Equipment When a Hospital Upgrades?

When 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.

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How to Prepare Surplus Medical Equipment for DispositionFacility Operations
APRIL 28, 2025 · 7 MIN READ

How to Prepare Surplus Medical Equipment for Disposition

The 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.

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EMS Equipment Disposition: What Fleet Managers Need to KnowEMS Operations
APRIL 10, 2025 · 9 MIN READ

EMS Equipment Disposition: What Fleet Managers Need to Know

EMS 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.

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HIPAA and Medical Equipment Disposal: What Healthcare Facilities Need to KnowIndustry Insights
MAY 5, 2026 · 5 MIN READ

HIPAA and Medical Equipment Disposal: What Healthcare Facilities Need to Know

Many 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.

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How to Dispose of Decommissioned Hospital Equipment CompliantlyFacility Operations
APRIL 7, 2026 · 6 MIN READ

How to Dispose of Decommissioned Hospital Equipment Compliantly

Patient 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.

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Selling Used Anesthesia Machines: What the Process Actually Looks LikeFacility Operations
MARCH 10, 2026 · 6 MIN READ

Selling Used Anesthesia Machines: What the Process Actually Looks Like

Anesthesia 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.

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How Hospitals Recover Capital from Surplus Imaging EquipmentIndustry Insights
FEBRUARY 18, 2026 · 7 MIN READ

How Hospitals Recover Capital from Surplus Imaging Equipment

Imaging 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.

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Free guides

Pre-built playbooks for common scenarios.

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Hospital decommissioning checklist

A 42-point checklist used by 200+ facilities.

PDF · 18 pages
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State of the Secondary Medical Market

Our annual report, 80 pages of data and forecasts.

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