Medline Industries has temporarily closed its Waukegan, Ill., medical device sterilization operation to install nearly $10 million in emissions upgrades. The privately owned company uses the carcinogenic gas ethylene oxide (EtO) to sterilize its own and other companies’ devices at the plant. Medline did not announce the shutdown or reveal whether or where it diverted…Read More…

A researcher from the University of Illinois-Chicago recently issued a brief summary of preliminary testing results concerning ethylene oxide levels in the blood of Illinois residents living in Lake County within a few miles of a medical instrument sterilization facility. Although the test results showed blood ethylene oxide levels squarely within the normal range, the…Read More…

Every day, hospitals across Illinois use surgical products that have been sterilized by Medline at our Waukegan facility. When you or a loved one enters an emergency room, rest assured that everything from the gowns to the syringes are not only free from contaminants but have been produced in a safe manner that places the…Read More…