Healthcare organizations are in the business of supporting human health. Yet the irony is that health care organizations, and the hospitals they operate, are no small players in contributing to climate change. Hospitals account for

As a data-driven organization, we decided that we needed to measure our sustainability programming. Our very first environmental goal was to reduce energy by 20 percent by 2015 from a 2008 baseline, which I am

Launched in April 2012, HHI is a national campaign to promote a more sustainable business model for health care while addressing the health and environmental impacts of the industry. Additional report highlights include….more than $45

Regulated medical waste (RMW) typically costs $0.20–$0.50 per pound and is six to eight times more expensive to dispose of than solid waste or recyclable materials. Examples of RMW include red bag or infectious waste,

Before the buyback program started 2 years ago, OR staff would throw the Harmonic scalpels into a red sharps container, along with syringes, suture and glass vials. The key was educating staff to segregate the

WHO officials say the answer to reducing such a heavy environmental footprint is environmentally sustainable policies, such as recycling, reprocessing, composting, and purchasing recycled materials. Such efforts not only reduce emissions from waste facilities, “but