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With 17% of the marketplace, health care wields major purchasing power. This buying clout puts hospitals and health systems in an excellent position to demand safer, healthier, more environmentally-friendly products from vendors.Yet few environmental standards exist for medical products. As a result, health care supply chain professionals must often go it alone.Why smarter purchasing?Hospitals can leverage their collective purchasing power to generate demand for healthier and safer productsThe health care sector represents 17 percent of the U.S. marketplaceSome products marketed to the… Read More
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Hospitals are environments for healing but many of the products and materials that come into a hospital may be harmful to patients, staff and those in the community. Some products used in health care may contain or release (during production, use or disposal) carcinogens, reproductive toxins, or other hazardous materials. Many of the chemicals used in products have not been adequately tested for toxicity. Additionally, there are a growing number of disposable products in health care and large amounts of packaging creating significant waste, and a variety of products that are energy or water-… Read More
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By joining as an Industry Partner, we provide opportunities for organizations to access more in-depth information and resources, participate in higher-level opportunities, and obtain greater visibility in the health care sustainability space and the Practice Greenhealth network to meet their professional and business objectives.If health care is everyone's business, then certainly transforming health care should be also. The challenges of environmental stewardship, climate health, and addressing the social determinants of health stand to benefit from the creativity and collective work of all… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth welcomes partnership with organizations in the health sector that recognize and are acting on the urgent need to mitigate emissions and improve the climate resilience of health care delivery networks.Our industry partners support Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm’s mission to transform health care worldwide. The industry partners listed below play an integral role in decarbonizing the health care sector through the development and sale of environmentally preferable products and services. Practice Greenhealth facilitates collaboration between health systems… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth is the health care sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help hospitals and health systems meet their health, financial, and community goals.
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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the health care value chain.