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This resource offers an overview of the different metrics scored on the Partner Recognition and Partner for Change applications.
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Practice Greenhealth’s Awards program has celebrated sustainability success since 2002. The Awards recognize the different players in the greening community (hospitals, clinics, manufacturers, GPOs, A&E firms, etc.). One of the Awards for which hospitals may apply, the Partner for Change Award, requires waste data reporting as well as other criteria. This report summarizes this waste data and various sustainable activities provided by the 2009 Partner for Change Award winners and presents a snapshot of what types of greening activities American hospitals are implementing today.
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The what's new in 2019 presentation is a snapshot of updates to questions on each of the award application pages for the 2019 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change application. This document is intended to help applicants quickly identify any changes to the application structure.
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This is an exemplary document from HealthPartners. The health system provided a list of Earth Day events for 2018 as a resource for its hospitals and clinics to support celebrations. Among them was an Earth Day Bingo game from Burnsville Park Nicollet. This Word document can be modified for your facility.
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HealthPartners has created an energy management plan that provides structure, guidance, and organization on how HealthPartners manages its operations, construction, and renovations with respect to energy efficiency. This plan focuses on integrating efficiency and sustainability strategies to improve performance, lower costs, and conserve natural resources and is intended to support enterprise programs by providing guidance and suggestions of best management practices that should be considered.
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HealthPartners demonstrates what a sustainability journey looks like by sharing their 2019 work plan, which includes goals and tactics. See why formalized goals are key to any sustainability program.
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HealthPartners outlines its charter and plans every five years and is a strong example of how a hospital or health system can create clear direction, processes, and accountability.
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Sponsors and Steering Committee Participants: Developing the Greenhealth cost of ownership calculator
(Greenhealth cost of ownership toolkit) We are grateful for the participation and support provided over three years from over a dozen sponsors and steering committee participants who were tasked with developing a solution to a key barrier - cost - in transforming markets toward environmentally preferable products. The results of many months of work is the completion of Version 1.0 of the Greenhealth cost of ownership calculator to address the cost barrier and who shared the vision of… Read More
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HealthPartners is committed to caring for the places where we live and work so we can provide a healthier and cleaner community for our employees, members, patients and future generations.
View this resource to read the full environmental commitment statement.
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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.