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Hackensack University Medical Center’s annual food and beverage budget is $5 million with an estimated $1.5 million spend on meat and poultry. They serve more than 2.8 million meals annually. In only 18 months, Hackensack University Medical Center now leads the country in achieving a 98 percent benchmark of meat and poultry raised without routine antibiotics. Leadership is driving change through their GPO and the broader marketplace so other hospitals can have access to and benefit from purchasing these products. The medical center received significant media attention for their… Read More
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In a shifting health care landscape, sustainability programs are a timely investment that can generate significant cost-savings while offering a range of co-benefits. Across the country, hospitals are taking leadership roles in their communities in advocating for more environmentally responsible operations, cleaner energy, healthier and more sustainable food systems, and a smarter supply chain that avoids chemicals of concerns and drives market transformation toward safer products.
In one year, 355 leading hospitals saved more than $826 million by integrating a myriad of different… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth’s benchmark reporting represents the nation’s premier analysis of sustainability performance data for the health care sector. The 355 hospitals in this year’s data set saved more than $826 million on a range of different sustainable programs over the course of 2016, while deepening relationships with their communities and better supporting a more expansive definition of health. This data will assist hospitals in identifying key sustainability program opportunities by benchmarking their own program’s performance. This report is divided into 10 distinct benchmarking… Read More
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As a surgical nurse with graduate training in sustainability, Lindsay views sustainability in health care as an expansion of her advocacy from patient to planet. She brings both clinical insight and systems thinking to her work with partners and enjoys helping health systems build practical, resilient sustainability programs. She is especially passionate about health equity and believes health care providers have both an opportunity and a responsibility to lead in protecting human and environmental health. Her areas of interest include Greening the OR, waste reduction, sustainable food… Read More
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After three decades of being at the forefront of integrating climate action into the health care sector and policies, Dr. John Balbus has been awarded the 2025 Visionary Leader Award from Health Care Without Harm on May 7 during the annual CleanMed conference. Balbus was recognized for his leadership in transforming the health care sector’s approach to climate mitigation, resilience, and equity.As the former United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) deputy assistant secretary for Climate Change and Health Equity and founding director of the HHS Office of Climate Change and… Read More
Type: Press
2022 is the year we accelerate the decarbonization of health care. And CleanMed 2022 offers the strategies we need for moving from commitment to action to impact. Join us May 10-12 in Kansas City, where an incredible lineup of expert speakers will share the many ways you can drive climate solutions within your organization.
Attendees of CleanMed will experience cutting-edge sessions on:
Insights from Biden administration officials on their work to build a low-carbon, more resilient, and more equitable health care system and how leading health systems are modeling… Read More
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Collaborative convening for Practice Greenhealth network members.The Climate Action and Sustainability in Academic Medicine community brings together sustainability, facilities, engineering, and clinical leaders from academic health systems to share practical insights, peer experience, and emerging strategies for advancing climate action in academic medicine.Each collaborative meeting focuses on a specific challenge or opportunity currently facing academic health systems.July Topic: Advancing Sustainability with a Nationally Recognized FrameworkJoin sustainability leaders from academic health… Read More
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By Hermine Levey Weston, RN MBA, Member Engagement Manager, Practice Greenhealth
Part two of a two-part blog series begun last week.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement frames quality as striving to meet the Triple Aim: population health, per capita cost and experience of care. Making the connection to Population Health involves using healthier food systems to prevent obesity and cancer and minimizing endocrine disruption by decreasing chemicals of concern in buildings. Increased incidence of vector-borne illnesses is correlated to climate change so mitigating climate change by… Read More
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Blog by Blair Sadler, Esq., Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Now is the time to make environmental sustainability part of your quality improvement work.
Years ago when I was a hospital CEO, I didn't have sustainability on my radar screen. I wasn't aware of the significant impact that the health care sector has on the environment – and on quality care. I didn't consider the amount of waste, energy and water that hospitals used – that chemicals of concern are found in medical products and furniture – that the food system is one of the biggest contributors to global… Read More
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Practice Greenhealth’s 2016 Sustainability Benchmark Report highlights the achievements of the 2016 Environmental Excellence award winners. More than 300 hospitals provided data for this year’s report, with combined savings of more than $92 million across a range of environmental program areas. The new report provides not only a benchmarking comparison for hospitals already engaged in the work, but also showcases a range of success stories demonstrating how a commitment to a healthy environment can assist health care administrators in achieving financial goals while engaging and empowering… Read More
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