Press Releases

MAY 2008

• 5.5.08—HealthTrust Purchasing Group Renews Medical Device Reprocessing Agreement with Ascent Healthcare Solutions
  HealthTrust Purchasing Group’s (HealthTrust) more than 1,400 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites, can continue to benefit from medical device reprocessing services provided by Ascent Healthcare Solutions (Ascent) under a HealthTrust contract renewal announced today ... more

APRIL 2008

• 4.17.08—University HealthSystem Consortium Extends Exclusive Agreement with Ascent for Medical Device Reprocessing
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions today announced that University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) has extended its exclusive contract for medical device reprocessing for an additional year ... more

MARCH 2008

• 3.3.08—ProvSource Taps Ascent Healthcare Solutions As Its Continued Exclusive Single-Use Medical Device Reprocessor
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions today announced that ProvSource renewed an exclusive contract that will enable its members to save an estimated $6.5 million ... more

JANUARY 2008

• 1.28.08—Premier Extends Partnership with Ascent Healthcare Solutions for Medical Device Reprocessing
  Premier Inc., the largest healthcare alliance in the United States with 1,700 members, has renewed its agreement with Ascent Healthcare Solutions ... more
• 1.16.08—Paul Rice Joins Ascent Healthcare Solutions as Senior Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
  Ascent announced today that Paul Rice has joined the company as senior vice president of quality assurance (QA) and regulatory affairs (RA) ... more

DECEMBER 2007

• 12.05.07—Amerinet Extends Medical Device Reprocessing Partnership with Ascent Healthcare Solutions
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions today announced a three-year agreement extension with Amerinet, Inc., a national healthcare purchasing organization ... more

OCTOBER 2007

• 10.08.07— Ascent Receives 510(k) Clearances to Reprocess Coronary Bypass Devices From Guidant and Medtronic
  Ascent announced today that FDA has cleared two Ascent 510(k) submissions to reprocess specific Medtronic and Guidant cardiac stabilization and positioner devices. ... more

JULY 2007

• 7.24.07— Ascent Healthcare’s Phoenix Facility Receives ISO 13485:2003 Recertification
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions announced today that its Phoenix reprocessing center has been officially recertified as an ISO 13485:2003 facility ... more

• 7.17.07— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Announces Return and Promotion of Key Personnel
  Ascent announced today the appointments of Eric Varty as Vice President of R&D and Kevin Liszewski as Vice President of Corporate Accounts ... more

MAY 2007

• 5.17.07— Ascent Healthcare Receives 510(k) Clearance on Alcon® MACKOOL Phaco Tips
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent’s 510(k) to reprocess the Alcon® MACKOOL phacoemulsification tips. ... more
• 5.07.07— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives Hospitals For A Healthy Environment (H2E) “Champions For Change” Award
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions announced today that it has received a 2007 "Champions for Change" award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) ... more

APRIL 2007

• 4.24.07— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives 510(k) Clearance on AcuNav™ Ultrasound Catheter
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased the number of times that Ascent can reprocess the AcuNav™ Ultrasound Catheter from two to up to four times ... more

JANUARY 2007

• 1.31.07— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Launches New Website
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions today announced the launch of a redesigned, intuitive website, www.ascenths.com, containing extensive information about the company, which resulted from the 2006 merger between Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts ... more

DECEMBER 2006

• 12.18.06— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives 510(k) Clearance on Carter-Thompson CloseSure® System
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions (formerly Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent's 510(k) to reprocess the Inlet Carter-Thomason CloseSure® System ... more

NOVEMBER 2006

• 11.09.06— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives 510(k) Clearance on Zimmer TransFx External Fixation Devices
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions (formerly Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent's 510(k) to reprocess Zimmer TransFx™ External Fixation devices ... more

SEPTEMBER 2006

• 9.26.06— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives 510(k) Clearance on Medtronic TORQR® CS Series Catheters
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions (formerly Alliance Medical Corp. and Vanguard Medical Concepts) announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ascent's 510(k) to reprocess the TORQR® CS Series EP catheters manufactured by Medtronic ... more

APRIL 2006

• 4.17.06— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives 510(K) Clearance for DePuy Ace External Fixation Devices
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions (Ascent), the industry’s leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the DePuy ACE Fisher Fixator and Hoffman Classic Sterile Wrist Kit ... more
• 4.17.06— Ascent Healthcare Solutions Receives 510(K) Clearance for Phacoemulsification Tips
  Ascent Healthcare Solutions (Ascent), the industry’s leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of Ascent's reprocessed Phacoemulsification tips (PhacoTips) by Alcon Laboratories ... more
• 4.03.06— Leading Medical Device Reprocessing Company Becomes Ascent Healthcare Solutions
  Alliance Medical Corporation and Vanguard Medical Concepts announce that they have become Ascent Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Ascent), the leading independent third-party reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs) ... more