The Business Case for Sustainability
Trustee, a magazine written specifically for directors of hospitals and health care systems reports that one place hospitals are finding answers to some of their most difficult questions is in sustainability. Progressive organizations have discovered
Why aren't hospitals green?
Wider adoption of the practice of recycling medical equipment that are typically tossed out after a single use could save hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars annually and curb trash at medical centers, the second-largest
Knee Replacements Generate a Surprising Amount of Waste
A single knee arthroplasty produces more waste than a family of 4 generates in an entire week, according to a study in the Canadian Journal of Surgery. Researchers from Western University in London, Ontario, audited 5
A greener path to health care
Going green isn’t easy, but Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH is taking on the task. Unlike many organizations that focus their efforts in one or two areas, the Peterborough hospital is tackling all six
Going Green Pays Off for Hospitals, Mother Earth
Hospitals and Health Networks (H&HN) reports that Health systems lead the effort to reduce their effects on the environment. Regardless of what the truth is on the existence of global warming, hospitals are reducing pollution
Happy World Environment Day, From AMDR
CleanLink, the Professional Cleaning Industry’s Online Resource reports: This special day, which is celebrated every year on June 5, helps raise global awareness about the need to always think about the environment and how our
