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Some traditional cleaning products contain ingredients that have been linked to occupational asthma. It is possible for hospitals to maintain optimal infection prevention and control while also reducing staff, patient, and visitor exposure to harmful chemicals present in many traditional hospital cleaners.
Green cleaning goal
Inventory cleaning products and purchase 90% Green Seal or UL ECOLOGO certified cleaning products in the following categories: carpet, window, all purpose, bathroom, and general floor care
For the most commonly used cleaning products, “greener” cleaners can be… Read More
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What is sustainability data?
Sustainability data focuses on resource utilization, including how much energy, water, materials, and waste are you using or generating, how much time you are allocating to your efforts, and how much money you are saving or spending on those efforts.
Why do we need to collect data?
By collecting and analyzing data on a wide range of sustainability-related factors – including energy and resource use, greenhouse gas emissions, and supply chain performance – hospitals will generate the deep insights they need to guide their sustainability-related initiatives and… Read More
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Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth present Climate Impact Checkup, a unique tool developed for any health care facility in the world to calculate and track its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
This tool provides a comprehensive way for health care facilities worldwide to measure, manage, and support mitigation goals and action planning. It enables health systems and facilities to benchmark their footprint against similar facilities in their country, region, level of complexity and globally while being part of a larger network.
For organizations participating in Race to Zero… Read More
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The road to a successful sustainability program starts with a sound baseline survey, which helps us understand the current state of your program. We will use this information to tailor our recommendations and focus the efforts we’ll be working on together to maximize your program’s long-term success.
Think of this survey as a new patient intake form you complete at your provider's office.
Who should complete the survey?
Some partners have a designated sustainability lead or champion. Other partners may have a committee or team. Regardless of how your organization is staffing this role,… Read More
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Anesthetic gas is an operating room requirement that has big impacts on the outside world. Waste anesthetic gases – unused gas exhaled by the patient – are considered Scope 1 greenhouse gases and may make up 5 percent or more of a hospital’s entire carbon footprint.
With the leadership and engagement of an anesthesia clinical champion, it is possible to reduce the impacts of anesthetic gas in the operating room.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists offers guidance on environmental sustainability, including anesthetic choice and management, and the reduction, capture, and reuse of… Read More
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Your choices matter. By choosing a plant-forward meal you can have a huge impact.
Work in health care? Learn more about how to take action at your facility.
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Operating rooms are three to six times more energy intense per square foot than the hospital as a whole, due to their stringent heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) requirements, lighting, patient monitoring equipment, and long hours of use. There’s a tremendous opportunity for increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy costs for the entire facility by adopting smarter energy strategies in the surgical suite, such as LED lighting, HVAC setbacks for operating rooms, occupancy/vacancy sensors, as well as awareness campaigns, energy and water efficient retrofits of… Read More
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Congratulations on winning a Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award and on your organization’s exemplary environmental stewardship.In recognition of your dedication to environmental excellence and to help spread the word of this honor Practice Greenhealth plans to:Announce all award winners on the Practice Greenhealth website.Issue a press release about this year’s awards.Share the news with other Practice Greenhealth members.Promote across social media. Follow Practice Greenhealth on LinkedIn and BlueSky.Continue to share your stories of innovation, collaboration and resilience… 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.
Who We Are
Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,700 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.