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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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We asked 11 hospital food champions what plant-forward means to them. Hear their thoughts on shaping a #PlantForwardFuture and check out 32 resources for chefs and food service pros.
Nina Curtis, Adventist Health
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Shawn Desjardins, Concord Hospital
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Neil Reese, Davis Hospital and Medical Center
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Michael Bacha, Emory University Hospital
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Calling all health professional students, are you ready to jumpstart your career in sustainable health care? CleanMed is the premier national conference for leaders in health care sustainability – both current and future.
Welcoming the next generation of sustainability leaders
We are eager to support the next generation of doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, supply chain experts, and public health professionals as you advance climate-smart health care and lead the way toward a sustainable future.
Meet the people you want to become – Our network represents 1,400 hospitals and health… Read More
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2024 was a landmark year for The Joint Commission, which launched its first domestic Sustainable Healthcare Certification, along with the first-ever international Healthcare Sustainability Certification. The Domestic Certification has motivated 120 hospitals to demonstrate sustainability successes from leadership and oversight to assessment, measurement, and improvement tactics. Hospitals applying for the certificate must share greenhouse gas reduction strategies across chosen categories of buildings and energy, transportation, anesthetic gases and inhalers, and waste. Learn more about the… 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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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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Kevin Zacharyasz (he/him) is the Director of Healthcare Sustainability at The Joint Commission leading initiatives across healthcare segments globally to support the Joint Commission’s mission and growth objectives around sustainability. He collaborates with other industry leaders to implement processes and technologies that aid in the reduction of a health care organization’s carbon footprint, as well as other environmental factors that impact patient health and safety. Kevin has been a leader in the sustainability field for over 10 years and previously held sustainability positions for Beth… Read More
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Water and sewer costs in New York City have increased 131% since 2006 and 1,395% since 1980, well outpacing the cost increases of other utilities as well as general inflation. At the same time, water supplies have become increasingly strained and issues continue to be fueled by a changing climate. As water becomes a more critical resource, water conservation must become a higher priority for both financial and sustainability reasons. Therefore, Practice Greenhealth member NYU Langone Medical Center has developed a water reduction plan to curb water usage at the main campus and Hospital for… Read More
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“Thanks to the data analyzed through the awards platform at Practice Greenhealth, we're in a healthier position to categorically mitigate the various wastes associated with health care operations, while improving patient and community health. For example, we came to understand the hospital's water usage, while better than the median, is now a focal point of reduction."
– Ali Wolf, Asprius project manager
Environmental stewardship in a health care environment can take many forms. From waste reduction and safer chemicals to building design and energy conservation, there are an array of… Read More
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By John Strong Principal of John Strong, LLC and serves as president of Greenhealth Management
As you shake the sleep off, you realize that the sounds of your 12-year-old daughter’s latest asthma attack woke you. You determine immediately that this is going to require another trip to your local health care provider’s emergency room. When you pull up to the door of the emergency room, housed in a brand-new facility built by the largest integrator of care in your state, you feel palpable relief. There’s no wait—and soon a physician, nurses and others have her situation under control.
No one… Read More
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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.
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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.