SRI Surgical Receives Champion for Change Award

Recognized for Environmental Stewardship and Protecting Public Health


TAMPA, Fla., May 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. (Nasdaq:STRC), a leading provider of reusable surgical device reprocessing services supporting the healthcare industry, today announced that Practice Greenhealth, a national membership organization for health care facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations, presented its "Champion for Change Award" to SRI Surgical for outstanding contributions to environmentally responsible health care. Practice Greenhealth honored its top performers at the Environmental Excellence Awards on May 2, 2012, in Denver, Colorado in conjunction with CleanMed, the premier Global Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Health Care.

The Champion for Change Award recognizes businesses and organizations that demonstrate successful accomplishments in greening their own organization, and have assisted their associated healthcare facility clients/members/customers in improving their environmental performance.

"This Award demonstrates SRI Surgical's commitment to their clients and the community to protect public health and preserve the environment," said Laura Wenger, RN, Executive Director, and Practice Greenhealth. "SRI Surgical is truly demonstrating leadership for the future of health care."

Gerald Woodard, CEO, SRI Surgical, commented, "We are honored to accept Practice Greenhealth's Champion for Change Award for a fourth consecutive year. Our employees are passionate about SRI's corporate environmental commitment and work hard to ensure we meet our annual established goals of waste reduction. Additionally, SRI Surgical continues to support and promote Practice Greenhealth in its efforts to assist healthcare facilities achieve their goal of environmental sustainability."

SRI Surgical has a 21 year history of providing environmentally preferable products to its healthcare clients.   Our customers understand that waste avoidance begins by purchasing the appropriate reusable product that meets the procedural clinical need.   SRI Surgical's products are manufactured to be reused and reprocessed.   Daily delivery and retrieval of the reusable items, along with reprocessing that occurs in SRI-owned facilities, represents a real opportunity for hospitals to incorporate a sustainable waste avoidance program while continuing to provide the best of care and safety for their patients and staff.  

Over the last eleven years, SRI Surgical has assisted healthcare facilities avoid 178.9 million pounds of waste that would have otherwise gone to land fills or been processed potentially increasing GHG pollutants into our air.

Along with being a charter member of Practice Greenhealth, SRI Surgical is an EPA WasteWise Partner, an EPA SmartWay Transport Partner, a Member of the EPA's CLIMATE LEADERS Small Business Network, and the recipient of the EPA Safe Detergents Award (SDSI).   SRI Surgical is also a founding sponsor of Practice Greenhealth's "Greening the OR" and "Greening the Supply Chain" initiatives.

About SRI Surgical

SRI Surgical (www.srisurgical.com) provides central processing and supply chain management services to hospitals and surgery centers across the United States. SRI Surgical serves hospitals and surgery centers in 25 states from 10 reprocessing facilities and four distribution centers located throughout the United States.

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About Practice Greenhealth

Practice Greenhealth is the nation's leading membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices. Members include hospitals, healthcare systems, businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the greening of healthcare to improve the health of patients, staff and the environment. Practice Greenhealth is a source of environmental solutions for the healthcare sector. For more information on Practice Greenhealth, healthy initiatives, current trends, news and views, and other links to earth-friendly organizations, visit www.practicegreenhealth.org.

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