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Gwyneth is a seasoned management professional with over 20 years of experience in public health, hospital administration, and higher education who excels at using quantitative analysis to understand complex problems and find practical solutions. She joined Practice Greenhealth after nine years as a director of professional operations at Boston Medical Center. She also worked in the Center for Clinical Effectiveness at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public Health, and for the procurement departments of Yale University and… Read More
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Kate Lewandowski is the Director of Sustainability at Boston Children’s Hospital. In this role, she provides leadership, direction, and accountability for the enterprise environmental sustainability initiative and leads key projects. Previously, Kate was a senior project manager on the Boston Children’s government relations team, working on projects with a policy or regulatory interface, including the development of the sustainability initiative and the launch of the Boston Children’s Accountable Care Organization. Past work includes health care consumer advocacy at Community Catalyst with an… Read More
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View this resource to read a sample policy from Boston Medical on the elimination of mercury in the workplace, including potential sources and safe disposal.
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(Delivering community benefit: Climate and health toolkit) (Hilltop Institute) The Hilltop Institute’s Community Benefit State Law Profiles (Profiles) present a comprehensive analysis of each state’s community benefit landscape as defined by its laws, regulations, tax exemptions, and, in some cases, policies and activities of state executive agencies. The Profiles organize these state-level legal frameworks by the major categories of federal community benefit requirements found in §9007 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), §501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code. As state policymakers and… Read More
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Leadership data is focused on the infrastructure, processes, accountabilities, and engagement mechanisms for sustainability at the facility level. These data points are largely focused on narrative descriptions and supporting policies or plans.
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We recognize the burden our community is under. Many of you are on the front lines of this unfolding crisis caring for people with COVID-19. From all the staff at Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm, thank you for your tireless work during this unprecedented time. We have heard countless stories of hope, community, and compassion from across the health care sector. We are all humbled and inspired by you.
Supporting our health care partners remains our priority. At a time when there are few answers, we welcome you to share your thoughts and challenges so we may begin a dialogue… Read More
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Composting landscape and food waste is a viable waste reduction strategy for many hospital and health systems. Long-term benefits of compost programs for hospitals might include:
Reduces incineration or landfill disposal costs for dense and heavy landscape and food scraps
Avoids costly extra water discharges from wastewater treatment due to food waste sludge created by industrial food disposal systems.
Saves landscaping budget by increasing water retention, aeration, and soil nutrients, which reduces mulch, fertilizers, and pesticide purchases.
Unneeded compost can potentially be sold… Read More
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Hospitals and food banks will provide nutritious food to communities in need across the country.
June 7, 2016 (Reston, Virginia) – Practice Greenhealth and Feeding America announced today a new collaboration to help Americans living at risk of hunger. The nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization and leading health care sustainability membership organization have created a nationwide program to donate excess food from hospitals and health care facilities to local food banks.
More than 48 million Americans are food insecure, according to the USDA.
“Building upon its commitment to… Read More
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The built environment plays an important role in both the promotion of healing in patients and the health of building occupants. Most green building data is related to design and construction policies, planning, and standards – including information on building materials and furnishings.
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Nikhil Sahni is a partner at McKinsey and Company, advising health care organizations on corporate strategy, business-unit strategy, inorganic growth, and operational efficiency, and a leader in McKinsey’s Center for U.S. Healthcare Improvement. Sahni serves as a fellow with Professor David Cutler at the Harvard University department of economics. In his previous role as senior director of strategy, planning, and operations at a health care IT company, he helped raise $25 million and tripled the company’s size. As policy director of cost trends and special projects for the Massachusetts… Read More
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