November 18, 2013 - 3:00 - 4:00pm EST Everyone knows healthcare can be a messy business – with hospitals generating approximately 5.9 million tons of waste every year destined for landfills, incineration, or other environmentally

As hospitals and healthcare systems struggle with growing costs, shrinking revenues and pressures to reduce their environmental footprints, there is a tremendous opportunity for them to cut costs and waste through more sustainable practices. Kenneth

A year after Sandy, what have we learned? At a community health level, we learned that the loss of 15 percent of the total bed capacity in New York City, alongside 5000 nursing home beds,

Healthcare Without Harm currently assists hospitals and health systems in 53 countries reduce their negative impact on the environment.  They speak on how there is some irony in the healthcare industry, where medical professionals swear to

Hospitals in the Philippines are being encouraged to “go green” -- become environment-friendly as they are people-friendly.  But high costs are discouraging a lot of hospitals. More and more Asian hospitals are going green.  Advocate

For many physicians trained in the United States, costs are generally one of the last things considered in medical decision-making. Throughout medical school and residency, we often do not learn about the direct costs of