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Overlook Medical Center knows its decisions impact the cultural, economic and physical landscape of New Jersey and resonate on a national and global level. Overlook Medical Center is committed to communicating its values to the next generation of health care providers, sharing best practices with peer institutions, and employing innovative strategies to become a leader in sustainable health care.
View this resource to read the full environmental commitment statement.
Type: Resources
(Health Care Without Harm) Across the country, health professionals are developing resolutions calling for an end to the procurement of meat produced with the routine (non-therapeutic) use of medically important antibiotics, to preserve the efficacy of these drugs for human medicine. Health Care Without Harm has developed a toolkit of helpful resources for facilities.
The toolkit includes a how-to guide for organizing the development and passage of a resolution in your facility, professional association or medical society; and sample resolution templates.
Type: Resources
The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards is more than an awards program – it’s an opportunity to capture data on environmental quality improvement progress within hospitals and health systems.
Data is power. It has the power to demonstrate a return on investment. It has the power to implement positive change. When submitted through Practice Greenhealth’s Environmental Excellence Awards, it can result in a custom report, helping hospitals see how they compare to their peers and nationally on numerous environmental attributes. This helps identify areas of success and helps to… Read More
Type: Resources
(Employee engagement toolkit) The Beaumont Health System Green Officers program is a voluntary program where interested staffers help communicate and educate others about sustainability programming at Beaumont. Any staff member can volunteer to be a Green Officer. The Green Officers act as role models to other staff through energy, water, and waste conservation practices, and they are trained to assess their individual departments to identify opportunities for further waste reduction, recycling and other environmental improvements. Once opportunities are identified, they are connected with… Read More
Type: Resources
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.
Type: Resources
This exemplary document describes findings of the community health needs assessment, the implementation plan, and how NorthShore University HealthSystem addressed community needs through community benefit programming, projects, and partnerships.
At NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), we believe in serving and investing in the health and well-being of people who live in our communities. Whether it is care for the medically underserved, medication assistance, perinatal services or specialized programs—NorthShore’s commitment to the community is demonstrated every day in many ways… Read More
Type: Resources
In an effort to protect personnel and the environment, it is the policy of NYU Langone Medical Center to eliminate the use of mercury-containing products and equipment where safe, effective alternatives exist. The mercury elimination program requires that where no acceptable substitute is available, products containing mercury will be clearly labeled, inventoried, safely handled and properly disposed of with the goal of phasing out all remaining mercury-containing materials as new alternatives are identified.
View this resource to read the full mercury policy from NYU Langone Medical… Read More
Type: Resources
UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSFMC) is not only a leader in healthcare but also a leader in healthcare sustainability. From earning a LEED Gold certification for the new Mission Bay Hospitals to reducing water use by 13% since 2014 to saving more than $1M from reprocessing single use devices, UCSFMC continued to live its commitment to leadership in health and sustainability during 2015. This executive summary highlights UCSF’s greatest accomplishments at the medical center over the 2015 fiscal year.
Type: Resources
The adoption of a plumbed-in filtered water system into Partners HealthCare McLean Hospital, in Boston, has resulted in the elimination of plastic bottles. In the inpatient areas alone: The FY08 baseline water per patient day expense was $0.97. By FY2011, patient per day expense was reduced to $.02. Annual recurring savings estimated at $38,000 (comparing FY08 to subsequent years). The hospital has reduced plastic waste, and the wasted time and effort (ordering, delivering, stocking), storage space and expense associated with plastic water bottle use.
Type: Resources
Emily is a dynamic communications professional with experience creating impactful content, managing projects, and promoting events. She began her career with development and communications work at her local PBS station and theater center. With a strong passion for the health sector, Emily then worked at the University of Rochester, where she worked in the Medical Center Advancement and Alumni Relations communication and marketing departments. During her most recent position in international marketing at NuVasive, she worked with global teams to ensure consistency in promoting their spinal… Read More
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