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Choosing a Medical Equipment Disposition Provider | reLink Medical
How to Choose the Right Medical Equipment Disposition Partner Managing medical equipment doesn’t end when an asset is taken out of service. For hospitals and health systems, what happens next can have a direct impact on operational efficiency, compliance,...
Hassle-Free Bidding: Your Guide to Relink Medical’s Monthly Healthcare Equipment Auctions
At Relink Medical, we've revolutionized acquiring and liquidating medical equipment efficiently and reliably with our hassle-free monthly auctions, designed to provide a transparent,and accessible platform for all your medical equipment needs. Gone are the days of...
Maximize Your Returns: The Smart Way to Sell Used Lab Equipment
For laboratories, simply storing unused equipment isn't an option. It consumes valuable space, incurs carrying costs, and its value depreciates rapidly. This is where a strategic approach to selling used lab equipment becomes not just a benefit, but a necessity for...
How Hospital Equipment Storage Costs More Than You Think
How Hospital Equipment Storage Costs More Than You Think: The Hidden Cost of Holding Surplus Assets When hospitals evaluate operational expenses, attention is often focused on labor, supplies, maintenance contracts, and capital expenditures. Yet one significant cost...
AI Decides. People Deliver. Why Equipment Lifecycle Management Still Depends on People
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare operations. From predictive analytics and procurement forecasting to asset tracking and utilization monitoring, AI is helping hospitals and health systems make smarter decisions faster than ever before....
How to Identify and Audit Idle Medical Equipment in Hospitals
Picture this: a 450-bed regional hospital recently completed an internal equipment audit and discovered 73 infusion pumps, 18 vital sign monitors, and a fleet of mobile workstations quietly accumulating dust across three storage rooms and two decommissioned wards....
Why Strategic Warehouse Infrastructure Matters in Medical Equipment Disposition
When healthcare organizations think about medical equipment disposition, the focus is often on equipment removal and value recovery. While those are important outcomes, successful disposition projects depend on much more than simply moving equipment from one location...
Trade In & Trade Up: A Smarter Way to Manage Medical Equipment Lifecycles
Healthcare organizations today are under constant pressure to balance operational performance, budget limitations, and evolving technology needs. As equipment ages, many hospitals, imaging centers, and surgery centers find themselves asking the same question: How do...
Why More Healthcare Organizations Are Prioritizing Medical Equipment Disposition Strategies
Healthcare organizations are under constant pressure to manage rising operational costs, aging equipment fleets, storage limitations, and evolving technology demands. Yet one area that is often overlooked is medical equipment disposition. For many hospitals, surgery...
What Slows Down Equipment Replacement Projects (And How to Fix It)
Equipment Replacement Shouldn’t Take This Long Upgrading or replacing equipment sounds straightforward. In reality, it rarely is. What starts as a planned improvement often turns into a drawn-out process. Internal approvals take time, equipment removal gets delayed,...
Upgrade Smarter: Turn Existing Equipment Into Your Next Investment
Healthcare teams are constantly balancing aging equipment with limited budgets. The challenge isn’t just replacing what’s outdated—it’s doing it without delays, drawn-out approvals, or unnecessary spend. A smarter approach is gaining traction. Trade In. Trade Up. Move...
From Surplus to Strategy: How Smart Hospitals Are Reinvesting Equipment Value
Across hospitals and health systems, there’s a common challenge hiding in plain sight—unused equipment. It’s sitting in storage rooms, hallways, and back-of-house areas. Equipment that once supported patient care is now taking up space, often overlooked as a sunk...
Choosing a Medical Equipment Disposition Provider | reLink Medical
How to Choose the Right Medical Equipment Disposition Partner Managing medical equipment doesn’t end when an asset is taken out of service. For hospitals and health systems, what happens next can have a direct impact on operational efficiency, compliance,...
Hassle-Free Bidding: Your Guide to Relink Medical’s Monthly Healthcare Equipment Auctions
At Relink Medical, we've revolutionized acquiring and liquidating medical equipment efficiently and reliably with our hassle-free monthly auctions, designed to provide a transparent,and accessible platform for all your medical equipment needs. Gone are the days of...
Maximize Your Returns: The Smart Way to Sell Used Lab Equipment
For laboratories, simply storing unused equipment isn't an option. It consumes valuable space, incurs carrying costs, and its value depreciates rapidly. This is where a strategic approach to selling used lab equipment becomes not just a benefit, but a necessity for...
How Hospital Equipment Storage Costs More Than You Think
How Hospital Equipment Storage Costs More Than You Think: The Hidden Cost of Holding Surplus Assets When hospitals evaluate operational expenses, attention is often focused on labor, supplies, maintenance contracts, and capital expenditures. Yet one significant cost...
AI Decides. People Deliver. Why Equipment Lifecycle Management Still Depends on People
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare operations. From predictive analytics and procurement forecasting to asset tracking and utilization monitoring, AI is helping hospitals and health systems make smarter decisions faster than ever before....
How to Identify and Audit Idle Medical Equipment in Hospitals
Picture this: a 450-bed regional hospital recently completed an internal equipment audit and discovered 73 infusion pumps, 18 vital sign monitors, and a fleet of mobile workstations quietly accumulating dust across three storage rooms and two decommissioned wards....
Why Strategic Warehouse Infrastructure Matters in Medical Equipment Disposition
When healthcare organizations think about medical equipment disposition, the focus is often on equipment removal and value recovery. While those are important outcomes, successful disposition projects depend on much more than simply moving equipment from one location...
Trade In & Trade Up: A Smarter Way to Manage Medical Equipment Lifecycles
Healthcare organizations today are under constant pressure to balance operational performance, budget limitations, and evolving technology needs. As equipment ages, many hospitals, imaging centers, and surgery centers find themselves asking the same question: How do...
Why More Healthcare Organizations Are Prioritizing Medical Equipment Disposition Strategies
Healthcare organizations are under constant pressure to manage rising operational costs, aging equipment fleets, storage limitations, and evolving technology demands. Yet one area that is often overlooked is medical equipment disposition. For many hospitals, surgery...
What Slows Down Equipment Replacement Projects (And How to Fix It)
Equipment Replacement Shouldn’t Take This Long Upgrading or replacing equipment sounds straightforward. In reality, it rarely is. What starts as a planned improvement often turns into a drawn-out process. Internal approvals take time, equipment removal gets delayed,...
Upgrade Smarter: Turn Existing Equipment Into Your Next Investment
Healthcare teams are constantly balancing aging equipment with limited budgets. The challenge isn’t just replacing what’s outdated—it’s doing it without delays, drawn-out approvals, or unnecessary spend. A smarter approach is gaining traction. Trade In. Trade Up. Move...
From Surplus to Strategy: How Smart Hospitals Are Reinvesting Equipment Value
Across hospitals and health systems, there’s a common challenge hiding in plain sight—unused equipment. It’s sitting in storage rooms, hallways, and back-of-house areas. Equipment that once supported patient care is now taking up space, often overlooked as a sunk...
reLink Medical Named a Premier Inc. Contracted Supplier to Simplify Medical Equipment Disposition Through reLink360™ Programs
Twinsburg, OH — November 2025 — reLink Medical, the nation’s leading provider of medical equipment lifecycle and disposition solutions, has been named a contracted supplier with Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company that unites an...
reLink Medical Among 2025 Fastest-Growing Companies
Twinsburg, OH — October 7th, 2025 — reLink Medical, a national leader in medical equipment lifecycle solutions, is honored to be named among the Fastest-Growing Companies in Northeast Ohio by Crain’s Cleveland Business for 2025. This recognition reflects the company’s...
reLink Medical Expands Southeast Operations with Central Florida Distribution Center
LAKELAND, FL, UNITED STATES, September 3, 2025- reLink Medical, a national leader in medical equipment disposition, redeployment, and asset management services, is proud to announce the opening of its sixth U.S. distribution center, strategically located in the...
Top Medical Equipment Disposition Services 2025
Award-Winning Disposition Services We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Medical Equipment Disposition Services Provider of 2025 by MedTech Business Review. This award highlights reLink Medical’s commitment to innovation, transparency, and sustainability in the...
From Delivery to Disposition
From Delivery to Disposition — reLink Medical Adds Medical Equipment Procurement, Rental, and Flat-Rate Repair Options to Industry Leading Platform Cleveland, OH June 19, 2025 — reLink Medical, the nation’s leading provider of medical equipment disposition solutions...
reLink Medical Ranks #17 on Crain’s Cleveland List of Fastest-Growing Companies in Northeast Ohio
reLink Medical, a leader in sustainable medical equipment solutions, is proud to announce its recognition as the #17 fastest-growing company in Northeast Ohio by Crain’s Cleveland Business.
reLink Medical Expands with Fifth Distribution Center in New Orleans, Strengthening Support for Gulf Coast Hospitals
New Orleans, LA – October 1, 2024 – reLink Medical, a leader in medical equipment disposition and asset management, is proud to announce the opening of its fifth distribution center in New Orleans. This new facility represents a major milestone in the company’s...
GE HealthCare and reLink Medical Collaborate to Help Reduce Medical Device Waste for Healthcare Providers
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) and reLink Medical today announced a collaboration to deliver asset management solutions to healthcare providers to help reduce medical device waste, increase operational efficiency and maximize their equipment...
reLink Medical Continues Expansion Efforts, Opens St. Louis Facility
November 21, 2022, St. Louis, MO – In an effort to serve hospitals and exceed continued customer demand, reLink Medical, the nation’s leading medical equipment disposition solutions company, is pleased to announce the opening of a fourth center of excellence in the...
reLink Medical Officially Certified as a Veteran-Owned Small Business
Twinsburg, OH (October 1, 2022) —reLink Medical (reLink) is officially certified as a Veteran-Owned Small Business. reLink is honored to be recognized and excited about this milestone for the organization. “I am proud to be able to continue to serve my fellow service...
reLink Medical Wins Second Inc. 5000 Award
CLEVELAND, OH August 16, 2022 – Inc. magazine today revealed that reLink Medical made its 2nd appearance on the annual Inc. 5000 list, one of the most prestigious lists of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most...
reLink Medical Named a 2022 Northeast Ohio Top Workplace
reLink Medical has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The anonymous...
Reducing ePHI Risk and Adding Revenue
THE SITUATION Our reLink 360 hospital partner is an integrated health care system located in the northeastern part of the United States and is comprised of ten member hospitals and 37 primary care locations. For decades, the health system managed their medical...
IU Health Turns Unused Equipment into Capital
The Challenge For years, the fourth floor of IU Health’s medical facility was unusable. The 30,000 square foot space had been a de-facto storage area for their out-of-service medical equipment and supplies, and it was filled to capacity. IU Health wanted to remove...
Kaiser Permanente Repurposes Unused Medical Assets
The Challenge Kaiser Permanente wanted to transform its 50,000 square foot warehouse into a full-scale disposition center where it could effectively manage the lifecycle of its medical equipment and supplies. However, the facility was filled with unused devices that...
Mitigating Risk, Liability & Improper Management of Used Medical Equipment
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HIPAA REGULATIONS THEFT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS FINANCIAL & CLINICAL LIABILITES CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION It is estimated that approximately $765 billion worth of medical devices and supplies are disposed of by healthcare...
Medical Equipment Disposition Process
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION REPLACEMENT, AUGMENTATION, OR CANNIBALIZATION A CLEAN BREAK SECURITY MEASURES CHOOSING THE RIGHT PARTNER IN CONCLUSION ABOUT THE AUTHORS INTRODUCTION According to the National Academy of Medicine, every healthcare institution in the...
