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Sustainability programs that are aligned with organizational priorities are more likely to gain senior leadership’s support and lead to long-term success. Almost 90% of the top-performing institutions in our sustainability benchmark reports have an executive-level champion at the top of their reporting structure. This executive champion or sponsor brings credibility and authority to the program’s mission and goals while setting a tone from the top that this work is important.
Equally important are environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. This criteria has been used for years to… Read More
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Engaging staff in sustainable initiatives can give them a greater sense of ownership in the organization and in meeting goals, which can help you recruit and more importantly, retain, your organization’s talented people.
Employees who say they have the opportunity to make a direct social and environmental impact report higher satisfaction than those who don’t – which can influence recruitment and retention of top talent.
Some examples of successful employee engagement strategies include:
Engage staff in sustainability programs and in the celebrations of success
Offer employees “green”… Read More
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2017 Award Winners
The 2017 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award winners were honored at the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards Gala on the evening of May 18 in conjunction CleanMed 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Congratulations to the winners.
Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award Honorees
Circles of Excellence Honorees
Greenhealth Emerald Award Honorees
Greenhealth Partner for Change Award Honorees
System for Change Award Honorees
Greening the OR Leadership Award Winner
Greening the OR Recognition Award Honorees
Making Medicine Mercury Free Award… Read More
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Health care’s opportunity
Our mission is to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint and becomes an anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.
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Current members
If you work for a Practice Greenhealth member facility, the best way to get in touch is directly through your strategy manager.
Potential members
If you are interested in your facility joining Practice Greenhealth, you can learn more here.
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Practice Greenhealth’s network includes health care leaders and sustainability experts around the United States. If you are looking for story… Read More
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Every day, patients and workers are exposed to a wide array of chemicals in hospitals and health care facilities. Many of these chemicals have been shown to have a lasting negative impact on individual health, public health, and the environment.
Resilient flooring has a big impact on the indoor environment and on the employee and patient experience in your facility. Choosing healthier flooring can:
Decrease patient, staff, and visitor exposures to harmful chemicals that have links to asthma, cancer, and developmental impacts, among other health effects.
Decrease the volume of toxic and… Read More
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Recycling is one of the first ways our member hospitals look to implement or improve waste reduction. Many hospitals with active recycling programs have used Practice Greenhealth tools to recycle as much as 30 percent of their total waste across two main categories.
Solid waste recyclables
Confidential paper, mixed office paper, mixed plastics, corrugated boxes, glass and steel cans
Costs for this waste stream are often offset or completely covered by rebates and the sale of recycled materials.
Paper and corrugated cardboard recycling alone can reduce waste by 10 percent or more.… Read More
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Pharmaceutical waste can be classified as either regulated medical waste, solid waste, or hazardous waste, depending on regulations of a hospital’s state and locality. Regardless of the waste stream, our member hospitals have identified safe and responsible pharmaceutical waste disposal as a pressing challenge for several reasons:
Flushing and dumping, once common go-tos for disposal, are no longer best practice now that more and more evidence shows these discarded medications end up in groundwater.
More stringent regulations for controlled substances require additional attention to how… 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 1,500 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.