Last year, an initiative of 350 hospitals under the Healthy Hospitals Initiative (HHI) recycled more than 50 million pounds of materials, diverted 61.5 million pounds of construction and demolition waste from landfills, and saved almost

Cutting energy use and waste could save $5.4 billion over the next five years and $15 billion over 10 years.  Although hospitals are making progress, they are still among the most energy-intensive facilities accounting for 8% of

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has launched a revamped website that provides free, practical tools to help healthcare facilities reduce their environmental footprints. The Sustainability Roadmap www.sustainabilityroadmap.org/ shows hospitals how to implement real-world sustainability projects,

Stanford University Medical Center and Gundersen Health System have joined other major hospital systems in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI), a collaboration of leading health care institutions united to help speed the health care sector

The re-use of single use instruments is a process that can save you money and benefit the environment, as Daniel J Vukelich explains.  Worldwide, healthcare providers are struggling to find safe, reliable, and affordable solutions

The Healthier Hospitals Initiative kept more than 100 million pounds of waste out of landfills in its initial year, according to the program’s first progress report.  The program’s 370 member hospitals recycled more than 50 million pounds of