Sterilmed and Stryker Sustainability Solutions Named as “Sustainable Resources” in Greening Healthcare Facilities
Sterilmed Single-Use Medical Device Reprocessing and Recycling Sterilmed helps hospitals conserve health care resources and deliver maximum cost savings through safe, single-use device reprocessing. Sterilmed’s single-use device reprocessing and recycling services divert more than 6
Measure of Success: The Greenhealth Tracker aids the Veterans Health Administration’s goal to reduce waste by 2015
Practice Greenhealth reports that, “As the largest consumer of energy in the U.S. economy, the Federal government can and should lead by example when it comes to creating innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
Going beyond the expected at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Practice Greenhealth reports, that in the United States, health care facilities produce roughly 12 million pounds of trash that gets transported to landfills on a daily basis, thus accounting for approximately eight percent of the
AHE launches a environmental sustainability certificate program
Healthcare Facilities Today reports that the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) has launched a new certificate program to acknowledge the environment and ecological sustainability efforts of healthcare environmental service departments. AHE's Environmental Sustainability Certificate Program provides
How sustainability leadership drives innovation
The business case for sustainability is a well-worn litany of benefits, both tangible and intangible: cutting costs, improving quality, attracting and retaining talent and enhancing reputation, among others. Somewhere on that list is innovation —
Conference Announcement: Metrics that Matter, Messages that Motivate – Making the Right Case for Sustainability in Healthcare
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:00am to 2:00PM EST Philadelphia, PA Hosted by: Wharton IGEL, Johnson & Johnson Event Title: Metrics that Matter, Messages that Motivate Event Theme: Making the Right Case for Sustainability in Healthcare Abstract: While sustainability is gaining