EPP Case Studies in Healthcare
What have other healthcare facilities done to move forward on environmental preferable products? How did they achieve their success? What products were purchased at a cost-savings or were cost neutral? The answers to these questions and more can be found in the case studies below. We encourage other organizations to share your EPP efforts. Please email them to Beth Eckl, Director, Environmental Purchasing, beckl@practicegreenhealth.org.
Catholic Healthcare West
- St. Joseph’s Medical Center – Wash and Reuse: Textiles in the Hospital Setting (9-minute video)
Kaiser Permanente
- Arthroscopy Tubing – Reusable Tubing Success Story
- Cardiology Ultrasound Machines – Trade in Success Story
- Carpet – PVC-free, Recycled-Content, Recyclable, and Beyond
- Chronic Dialysis Catheters – PVC-free and DEHP-free Split-Tip Chronic Dialysis Catheters
- Cleaners - Reducing Employee and Patient Exposure to Chemicals of Concern
- Clinical Soaps & Lotions – Removal of Antibacterial Product from Clinical Soap and Lotions
- Coffee and Tea – All Sustainable in Northern California Region
- Computer Mainframes – Upgrade to Higher Efficiency Machines
- Computers – Purchasing Environmentally Responsible Computers
- Contracts On-line – Saving Trees and Saving Money
- Defibrillator – Success Story
- Distribution – Smart and Efficient Distribution: Partnering with Suppliers on Joint Goals
- Donations – Kaiser Vallejo Equipment Donation Success Story
- ECG Carts – Buyback Success Story
- Electronic Software Delivery – IT Tools Without the Fuss
- Electronics at End of Life – Northern California Cart-based Cardio Ultrasound Trade and Bulk Buy Success Story
- Elevators – Energy Savings Through Regenerative Drives
- Equipment – Staging, Packing, and Recycling Success Story
- External Defibrillators – Saving Lives Through Design and Function
- Fabrics – The Sustainable Fabric Alliance Story
- Fleet – KP Becomes a Top Scoring EPA SmartWay Partner
- Fleet – Right-Sizing of Southern California Courier Fleet
- Gowns and Basin Sets, Reusables – Reducing Waste in Operating Rooms
- ID Bands – PVC/DEHP-Free
- IT Mainframes – Upgrade IBM Mainframe Machines to Higher Efficiency
- IT Servers – Wintel Server Virtualization Success
- IV Administration Sets – DEHP Minimization
- Fleet – Self Powered Success Story
- Laundry – Greening the Dirty Laundry in Northern California
- LED Surgical Lights – Success Story
- Lighting Purchasing – Longer-Lasting, Higher Quality Bulbs to Reduce Costs
- Lighting for New Construction and Remodels
- Linens – Diverting Non-reclaimable Linen from Landfills Success Story
- Materials Distribution – A New Route to Great Savings
- Mobile Phones – Being Smart in a New Way
- Office Supplies – Greening Supplies, Part One
- Operating Room Waste – Reducing Operating Room Waste with Sterile Wrap Recycling
- Orthopedics Packaging – Partnering with Suppliers for Change
- Pre-Filled Saline Syringe – A Small Change with Big Results
- Recycled-Content Paper – 30 Percent Recycled-Content Paper: Getting More with Less
- Resilient Flooring – Multiple Options, All Environmentally Superior
- Respiratory Therapy Products – DEHP-Free in NICU Success Story
- Rigid Endoscopes – Reducing Need for Hazardous Sterilizers
- Sharps Containers – Convert from disposable to reusable
- Signage – Reducing Energy and PVC Consumption
- Solar Powered Health Care Facilities – 15 Megawatts by 2012
- Stress Test Systems – Trade in Success Story
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Supplier Partnership – Achieves Waste Reduction from Multiple Angles
- Telemetry Devices – Switching from Many Devices to a Telemetry Service
- Televisions – Energy Efficient Televisions for Non-Patient Areas
- Vending Machines – Delicious, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Vending – Not An Oxymoron
- Wall Guards – Sustainably Manufactured Wall Guard
