Sustainability solutions for health care

Practice Greenhealth is the leading membership and networking organization for sustainable health care, delivering environmental solutions to hospitals and health systems across the United States.

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Buildings

Promote green and healthy health care facility design, construction, renovation and operations in order to minimize environmental impacts and foster restorative and sustainable healing environments.

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Chemicals

Work with health care to eliminate harmful chemicals or substitute them with safer alternatives while minimizing chemical exposure of patients, health care workers, communities, and the environment.

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Climate and Health

Health systems and health professionals are implementing business-smart initiatives that also protect their communities from increased diseases and more frequent extreme weather events caused by climate change.

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Energy

Accelerate the implementation of energy efficiency while promoting clean, renewable energy in health care, mobilizing the sector as a leader for a healthy energy future for all.

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Engaged Leadership

Almost 90 percent of the top-performing institutions in our sustainability benchmark report have an executive-level champion at the top of the reporting structure.

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Food

Promote, purchase, and serve sustainably grown, healthy food to improve environmental health, build better food systems, and address the upstream social and economic determinants of non-communicable diseases.

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Greening the OR

Though a tiny percentage of a hospital’s total physical footprint, operating rooms can drive big facilities’ cost savings and efficiency improvements through smart, incremental, sustainable practices.

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Sustainable Procurement

Sustainability professionals and purchasing managers should work together to embed sustainability into purchasing processes and engage suppliers to provide innovative, sustainable products with a reduced impact on human health and the environment.

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Transportation

Promote transportation strategies for patients, their families, and staff that support healthier local and regional transport systems while reducing health care's environmental impact.

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Waste

Promote zero waste policies, reduce the volume and toxicity of waste produced by the health care sector, and implement safe, sustainable disposal options as alternatives to incineration.

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Water

Reducing water consumption is a great place for hospitals and health systems to start improving their environmental impact and sustainability practices.

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News & Updates

New resource: Health care energy & water efficiency checklist

July 10, 2025

Introducing our new Health care energy & water efficiency checklist – a comprehensive resource that includes almost 50 no-cost and low-cost opportunities for energy and water savings, tailored specifically for existing health care facilities.What makes this resource specialOrganized by category – from lighting and HVAC to water and general maintenance – this resource goes beyond a simple checklist. It's designed to help sustainability professionals and facilities teams communicate, collaborate, and take action while showcasing successes to hospital leadership, building momentum, and adding custom project ideas as your sustainability efforts grow.Use the checklist as your starting point to create shared wins, build alignment between teams, and reinvest savings into bigger sustainability goals. Start small – and discover what's possible when sustainability and facilities teams work togethe...

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The power of partner data: From sector trends to individualized insights

July 9, 2025

The latest Practice Greenhealth data reveals impressive 2024 results and offers a powerful snapshot of the health sector’s environmental progress.

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Practice Greenhealth announces 2025 Environmental Excellence Awards recipients

June 11, 2025

Practice Greenhealth is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Environmental Excellence Awards, the nation's highest honor for health care facilities demonstrating leadership in sustainability, ...

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