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Scientific consensus shows climate change is already damaging human health and health care delivery and will have a greater impact in the future. Health care is at the front line of climate change, bearing the costs of increased diseases and more frequent extreme weather events.Hospitals and health systems are addressing health threats posed by climate change and air pollution, in alignment with their missions to heal. Many are doing so by implementing business-smart initiatives that also protect their communities from climate change by:Reducing the carbon footprint of hospital operations.… Read More
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Website account access If you have trouble accessing your Practice Greenhealth website account, or if you have any questions, please contact support@practicegreenhealth.org.Current membersIf you work for a Practice Greenhealth member facility, the best way to get in touch is directly through your strategy manager.Potential membersIf you are interested in your facility joining Practice Greenhealth, you can learn more here.Media inquiriesPractice Greenhealth’s network includes health care leaders and sustainability experts around the United States. If you are looking for story ideas on… Read More
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The Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator is an accounting tool specifically designed to help health care organizations measure their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The calculator can be used to develop a GHG inventory at the facility and/or system level for all Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
Note: In order to accommodate data from multiple facilities, the system version will require you to enable macros. Learn how to enable macros by reading the instructions tab of the system version file.
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(Anesthetic gas toolkit) Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center used education to reduce GHG emissions from anesthesia, saving more than $22k for the organization.
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A tool providing mapping and data to support climate resilience and adaptation efforts. Healthcare organizations can utilize this mapping tool to identify high-risk areas and target their resilience interventions effectively.
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The Health Care Emissions Impact Calculator is an accounting tool specifically designed to help health care organizations measure their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The calculator can be used to develop a GHG inventory at the facility and/or system level for all Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.The calculator helps U.S. health care organizations take a critical step on the path to emissions measurement, reporting, and reduction efforts. It is the first free, publicly available tool of its kind for health care organizations. The calculator was developed following the GHG Protocol, the world’s… Read More
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Beth Israel Lahey Health is demonstrating that sustainability initiatives can drive impressive fiscal returns. The Massachusetts health system knew that plant-forward dining options reduced greenhouse gas emissions, but without a way to measure the financial value, it was hard to convince decision-makers that climate-smart food is also smart business.With the support of Practice Greenhealth, a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston successfully developed a breakthrough cost-avoidance methodology using existing data from the Coolfood Pledge.They proved that prioritizing… Read More
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Ready to move from concept to creation? Take the next step in establishing your green revolving fund with expert Mark Orlowski of the Sustainable Endowments Institute. A green revolving fund (GRF) is an internal self-sustaining pool of capital that finances energy-saving projects, with the resulting cost savings continuously reinvested to fund future sustainability efforts.Our technical session tackles your biggest hurdles head-on with a proven process for launching your fund. Join us to learn how to find critical seed capital, discover proven strategies to secure leadership buy-in, utilize… Read More
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"For years, the sustainability and health benefits of serving plant-rich meals have been clear – but translating those wins into financial language that resonates with CFOs has proved difficult. The BIDMC team developed a rigorous, validated methodology to make the business case for plant-rich meals in their own institutions, and any Coolfood signatory can use it to do the same."– Jenny Arthur, Head of CoolfoodKEY TAKEAWAYS Beth Israel Lahey Health was already proving that plant-forward dining options reduced greenhouse emissions significantly, but without a way to measure the… Read More
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Our new CleanMed Insights Series transforms select sessions into short-form articles that dig into practical lessons, emerging trends, and resources you can act on all year long. Healthcare organizations increasingly recognize that sustainability affects everything from operational resilience and financial performance to quality, workforce well-being, and community health. Yet one question continues to surface across the sector:How do organizations move sustainability from a passionate initiative led by a few individuals to a strategic priority embedded across the enterprise?This… Read More
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