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“Not only does this project impact greenhouse gasses from keeping food waste out of the landfill, it is also about dollars saved, which is important to hospital administrators, and then there is the food rescue piece which is what is really important to our community.”
– Jack Breezee, Sutter Health regional director of food and nutrition services
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Sutter Health knew they were wasting food but didn’t know how much. They wanted to find a way to reduce food waste – and knew they could help their community at the same time.
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A poster promoting St. Mary's Health System Earth Day activities
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Open this resource to view a sustainability scorecard report from Health Partners.
Type: Resources
Chefs and health care food professionals are reimagining hospital food’s potential one meal at a time. Using the health care setting to model healthier food choices and making more sustainable foods available to patients, employees, and visitors has many benefits including:
Improved health and well-being for patients, employees, and visitors
Increased reported satisfaction from both employees and patients on scoring measures
Enhanced employee productivity
Serving as a powerful recruitment tool and regional differentiator for attracting top talent to the hospital.
Greater food… Read More
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(Less waste toolkit) This case study highlights how Practice Greenhealth member Metro Health hospital saved hundreds of thousands of dollars and tons of waste from going to the landfill through purchasing reprocessed devices.
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(Anesthetic gas toolkit) Learn from our international partner, Global Green and Healthy Hospital initiative, about the education for anesthesia providers that resulted in practice change and financial savings for Western Health in Melbourne, Australia.
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A keystone team of graduate students, led by the UW Sustainability Office, conducted research into the UW’s air travel in order to gauge how much air travel contributed to the university’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. The UW’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) has set a goal for UW to be climate neutral by 2050 and professional travel accounts for approximately 11% of the university’s total emissions.
Type: Resources
Srini joined Seattle Children’s in July 2022 as the Sustainability Director. Srini holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Stony Brook University and an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington. He is a licensed mechanical engineer (PE) and a certified project management professional (PMP) and has extensive experience building and leading environment and sustainability programs with previous experience in design and construction.
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A Practice Greenhealth Case Study
“If you can do something to reduce the waste, you’re doing the right thing for the environment, you’re saving money, and you’re doing something that’s socially responsible. It’s a win-win-win all the way around.” – Tom Thompson.
Gundersen Health Systems' baseline revealed they were throwing out an average of half a ton of food every week — approximately 24 tons every year.
They used a technology-enabled tracking system to weigh and track pre-consumer waste. The data helped them discover and implement strategies to reduce food waste.
The… Read More
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(Less water toolkit) A trend in increasing water consumption triggered action by the Mayo Clinic Health System Energy Team to determine a cause and recommend an improvement plan. Not only did the increase in water consumption correlate with increases in water and sewer charges, but it caused concern for environmental impact. A goal was established to decrease water consumption by three percent.
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