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Boston Medical Center is committed to excellence in health care, research and teaching while also protecting and enhancing the environment. As such, operations will be managed to minimize adverse environmental impacts and to maintain and continuously improve environmental compliance and performance.
View this resource to view the full environmental commitment statement from Boston Medical Center.
Type: Resources
University Hospitals knows their decisions impact the cultural, economic and physical landscape of northeast Ohio and resonate on a national and global level. They are committed to communicating their 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
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
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital believes in helping employees thrive in all elements of well-being. Healthier, happier employees are more productive, more likely to volunteer, more likely to recover from illness and hardship, and less likely to miss work due to poor health. Staff well-being drives organizational outcomes, and healthcare workers should lead patients by example. The linked presentation details the hospital's efforts to achieve these goals.
Type: Resources
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) holds covered entities responsible for the appropriate treatment and disposal of all patient health information (PHI). Boston Medical Center sought to improve knowledge about, and proper handling of, PHI among employees and established a goal of decreasing the number of PHI violations by 50%. The linked resource details their efforts to meet this goal.
Type: Resources
The NorthShore Corporate Green Team provides and facilitates ideas and solutions to promote and sustain a healthier environment for staff, patients and their families, and the community. This is achieved by continuously assessing and implementing opportunities to improve consumption and waste management practices in an environmentally responsible, efficient, and cost-effective manner without compromising patient safety or care. The linked resource is an update on the team’s progress toward achieving better sustainability results.
Type: Resources
(Employee engagement toolkit) This sample employee engagement poster features a staff member of Gundersen Health explaining "why a healthy environment is important to me."
Type: Resources
Recycling is one of the first ways our member hospitals look to implement or improve waste reduction. Many hospitals with active recycling programs have used Practice Greenhealth tools to recycle as much as 30 percent of their total waste across two main categories.
Solid waste recyclables
Confidential paper, mixed office paper, mixed plastics, corrugated boxes, glass and steel cans
Costs for this waste stream are often offset or completely covered by rebates and the sale of recycled materials.
Paper and corrugated cardboard recycling alone can reduce waste by 10 percent or more.… Read More
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(Employee engagement toolkit) This sample employee engagement poster features a staff member of Ascension Borgess Hospital explaining "why a healthy environment is important to me."
Type: Resources
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