Vermont Hospitals Commit to a Healthier Future with the First Statewide Enrollment in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative
The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI), Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) and Efficiency Vermont announced today that Vermont is the first state to commit to enrolling all of its hospitals in HHI, a
Going for the green: Tools to help hospitals on the road to sustainability
Returning value through sustainability seems to be more important than ever. Health care systems understand that sustainability efforts provide multiple benefits, but the challenge in an uncertain economy and regulatory climate is finding the resources
One More Time: Reprocessing is Good For Business
RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care reports that as hospitals across the country look for ways to reduce healthcare costs, more and more product manufacturers and third-party companies have begun to offer reprocessing programs
Caring for Mother Earth Through Sustainability in Hospitals
Hospitals and Health Networks reports that hospitals are making slow, but steady progress toward sustainability. Although they are steadily gaining ground, hospitals appear to be inching rather than rocketing down the road to environmental sustainability. The
50 of the Greenest Hospitals in America include those reprocessing medical devices
Primum non nocere - the phrase, according to Becker's Hospital Review is common among physicians, meaning "First, do no harm" in Latin. But as hospitals, physician groups and other healthcare organizations integrate their care, they
Q&A With Dr. Thompson of Gundersen Health: How hospitals can help fight climate change
The Latin phrase, meaning “First, do no harm,” is a core tenet taught to aspiring medical professionals. It most commonly applies to physicians to ensure they do nothing that could potentially hurt a patient, but