Med Rx iv: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Objectives Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been central to controlling spread of SARS-CoV2. This study aims to quantify the environmental impact of this, and to model strategies for its reduction. Methods Life cycle
HPN: Help needed: HPN and Greenhealth Exchange (GX) second Sustainability in Healthcare Supply Chain Survey input
Greenhealth Exchange (GX) and Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN) announced the 2nd Sustainability in Health Care Supply Chain Survey, stated a GX press release. The survey is open for responses and will close on September 30. The survey
SDC: More Than Half of Supply Chain Professionals Expect a Greater Focus on Circular Economy Strategies over the Next 2 Years
Fifty-one percent of supply chain professionals expect that the focus on their circular economy strategies will increase over the next two years, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. In May and June 2020, Gartner
News Medical: Emergency departments of hospitals generate significant amounts of harmful waste
Emergency departments of hospitals generate significant amounts of environmentally harmful waste which could be reduced through basic changes to disposal policies and practices, while producing lower operating costs, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have
Healthcare Contracting: Vizient’s SVP of sourcing operations, David Gillan, to speak about supply chain resiliency for AZ State Univ.’s Genius Series
September 17, 2020 – Vizient (Irving, TX) announced that David Gillan, SVP of sourcing operations, will be the featured speaker for Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey Healthcare Club’s Genius Series on Sept. 18. Gillan will
CNBC: These are the companies trying to solve the world’s plastic waste problem
Since the 1950s, humans have produced about 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic. Every year, 8 million metric tons end up in the ocean. Globally, only 9% of plastics are recycled. Plastics are useful. They’re
