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Spectrum Health believes that environmental stewardship is important. A focus on sustainability results in better experiences for patients, employees, and the community and can help achieve economic benefits for the organization. The sustainability program at Spectrum emphasizes improvements in operational performance, energy use, waste handling, procurement practices, and chemical use. Open this employee education presentation to learn more.
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Standardized environmental criteria technical details
(Sustainable procurement guide) Practice Greenhealth’s standardized environmental criteria are explained in detail below in order for suppliers and health care organizations to understand the intent, rationale, and applications to products.
General disclosure
Responses to the following criteria are for information and may or may not be required.
1. INGREDIENTS KNOWN - Does the manufacturer know all of the chemical and material ingredients in this product to 1000 ppm?
Scope: The intent of this criterion is to identify whether or… Read More
Type: Resources
NYU Langone Medical Center provides an example of a safety policy on the proper management and disposal of hazardous waste from contractors involved in construction and building maintenance. The purpose of this policy is to protect human health and the environment and to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
View this resource to read the full policy from NYU Langone Medical Center.
Type: Resources
In support of our mission to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve, Legacy Health Supply Chain staff are committed to the principles of Environmentally Preferred Purchasing (EPP). We will evaluate products and services for conformance to these principles (e.g., waste, toxicity). Legacy is committed to seeking suppliers that develop environmentally friendly products that are price competitive and that are manufactured using environmentally responsible processes.
Type: Resources
Practice Greenhealth’s data, collected from hospitals across the country, will assist hospitals in identifying key sustainability program opportunities by benchmarking their own program’s performance. The data is divided into 10 components of health care environmental stewardship programs: leadership, waste, chemicals, greening the operating room, food, environmentally preferable purchasing, energy, water, climate, and green building.
Type: Resources
The Circles of Excellence recognize up to 10 of the highest performing hospitals for each individual category of environmental performance including Leadership, Waste, Chemicals, Greening the OR, Food, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, Energy, Water, Climate, Green Building. Winners are selected based on the highest scores within that category while also meeting a set of threshold criteria. Learn more about each Circle of Excellence.
Type: Resources
In the operating room, the stakes are high and moments count. Great measures are taken to prevent bad outcomes. At the same time, the most recent and conservative Practice Greenhealth (PGH) estimate places annual hospital waste at 5.9 million tons per year in the United States alone. Perioperative services is the single largest clinical generator of trash in all of health care, responsible for upwards of 30% of hospital waste, and making the operating room a critical target for sustainability efforts. Surgeon, Anesthesiologist, and OR Nurse decision making play primary roles in resource… Read More
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While crucial to patient care, the surgical department for many health care facilities can be a huge source of energy consumption, waste generation, and supply expenses, not to mention greenhouse gas emissions. During this call, we’ll examine the most recent Practice Greenhealth benchmark data and highlight national trends. We’ll share success stories from leading hospitals and lessons to bring back to your facility.
Type: Resources
Sugar sweetened beverages contribute to the increased prevalence of obesity and associated chronic diseases that go along with weight gain. The production, consumption and waste associated with sugar-sweetened and bottled beverages have numerous negative environmental consequences that are often overlooked. By offering more healthy alternatives, the health care community can assist in creating a food environment that supports health for both the community it serves and the environment in general.
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Single-use medical devices are expensive resources that end up in the landfill after use. By using reprocessed medical devices, Virginia Mason has provided the highest quality of care, while reducing waste to the landfill and reducing supply costs by over $3M in three years. In 2014, Virginia Mason reprocessed or recycled over 18,850 pounds of devices, which may have otherwise have been discarded in a landfill
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