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HealthPartners demonstrates what a sustainability journey looks like by sharing their 2019 work plan, which includes goals and tactics. See why formalized goals are key to any sustainability program.
Type: Resources
HealthPartners outlines its charter and plans every five years and is a strong example of how a hospital or health system can create clear direction, processes, and accountability.
Type: Resources
Matt Cox
CFO at Spectrum Health
Number of beds: 2,522 beds
Number of FTE: 31,000
Part one
Matt Cox has served as Spectrum Health’s CFO and the executive sponsor for the system’s sustainability program since 2017. In this first of a two-part feature on health care finance leaders and sustainability, Cox shares the role CFOs can play in supporting sustainability efforts and how to get sustainability initiatives on your CFO’s radar.
What led you to working in health care?
I grew up on a small, family-owned dairy farm in Idaho, so I knew at a very young age what… Read More
Type: Press
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
Ryan Kirane
Assistant vice president of operations and sustainability officer at HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center
Number of beds: 120
Number of FTE: 615
HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center’s assistant vice president of operations and sustainability officer shares how his team prioritizes sustainability projects with community impact, how his work inspires him, and the documentary he can’t stop sharing. Kirane has been with HonorHealth since 2017 and in his current role since January 2022.
What excites you most about being part of… Read More
Type: Press
Whether your facility is applying for the first time or has been for years, you will find the details on how to access the awards platform, critical awards cycle timelines, descriptions of the different applications, and how they are scored.
Where to find the applications
The Environmental Excellence Awards are hosted on a separate website that requires a unique username and password. You can access the awards platform at platform.practicegreenhealth.org. If you need help setting up an account, contact us at awards@practicegreenhealth.org.
For your data's security, we use a two-factor… Read More
Type: Basic page
The what's new in 2019 presentation is a snapshot of updates to questions on each of the award application pages for the 2019 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change application. This document is intended to help applicants quickly identify any changes to the application structure.
Type: Resources
Download and share these logos to help promote your Award.Environmental Excellence General Award logoEPSPNGEnvironmental Excellence Award Winner logoEPSPNGTop 25 logoEPSPNGGreenhealth Emerald logoEPSPNGPartner for Change logoEPSPNGPartner Recognition logoEPSPNGMaking Medicine Mercury Free logoEPSPNGSystem for Change logoEPSPNGGreening the OR Recognition logoEPSPNGCircles logosChemicalsClimateEnergyFoodGreen BuildingLeadershipGreening the ORPurchasingTransportationWasteWater
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CleanMed 2022 is going to Kansas City, Missouri, May 10-12. After a challenging couple of years for the health care sector and the planet, we’re ready to get back together. Even though the pandemic has fundamentally changed the health care landscape around the world, it hasn’t changed our partners’ commitment to environmental sustainability and climate change work. That’s why we’re excited to be coming together in 2022.
Registration is now open at cleanmed.org.
Type: Press
Earn recognition for your sustainability program
Validate your hard work and share your successes with the Practice Greenhealth network by participating in the Environmental Excellence Awards program.
The data collected helps facilities like yours generate deeper insights to guide their sustainability initiatives and set goals for future programming.
As a partner facility, you can use the awards application and personalized reports to:
Develop your sustainability baseline.
Benchmark and compare performance to peers.
Identify areas of opportunity.
Engage coworkers in action.
Earn… Read More
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Join Practice Greenhealth
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.
Who We Are
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.