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Dr. Sohini Stone is a board-certified pediatrician and corporate health leader passionate about supporting holistic health and well-being for not only her patients, but for their families and communities. She is currently the chief medical officer for global employee health at Google, supporting cross-company strategy to provide an integrated portfolio of equitable, evidence-based programs and services to promote the health and well-being of Google’s workforce. Stone's career has been focused across the spectrum of physical, mental and social health, along with the intersection of health and… Read More
Type: Staff
As an OR nurse, environmental sustainability for Julie is simply patient care on a bigger scale, beyond the four walls of the hospital. Caring for the environment is caring for people, and advocacy is a fulfillment of her professional oath. She specializes in clinician engagement, Greening the OR, and transportation best practices.
Type: Event Presenters
Join our expert Keith Edgerton for quick, digestible advice on calculating a complete greenhouse gas inventory. Bring your questions to this 75-minute real-time solutions forum and get ready to learn new tips and tricks from other Practice Greenhealth partners. No matter where you are on your journey, these sessions are for you. This month will focus on Scope 3 categories 4 (upstream transportation and distribution), 6 (business travel), 7 (employee commuting), and 9 (downstream transportation and distribution).
Type: Event
Executive championship brings credibility and authority to a program’s mission and goals while setting a tone from the top that this work is important.
Establishing a successful sustainability program requires more than engaged leadership. It takes an authentic commitment from senior- and executive-level leaders backed up with resourcing, governance, modeling new norms, and ultimately shifting the organization’s culture. According to the 2023 Practice Greenhealth sustainability benchmark report, all top 25 performing health systems across the United States had an executive-level champion. … Read More
Type: Basic page
Establishing goals that align with overarching organizational strategy and rely upon data collection for benchmarking allows hospitals to generate the deep insights they need to guide their sustainability initiatives and improve resource efficiency.
The adoption of SMART goals has gained traction in health care in recent years. Health systems find including data governance in the goal setting process leads to improved alignment of goals with the overarching organizational mission, garners leadership buy-in, and allows for tracking progress against goals.
One-hundred percent of the 2023… Read More
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Strong governance for sustainability programming in health care is paramount to success. Successful sustainability programming in any industry relies upon more than passion. Practice Greenhealth guides health care organizations to focus on the core elements of developing strong sustainability governance, including establishing sustainability documents, structures, and resourcing.
Our definition of sustainability governance
The systems through which an organization’s sustainability activities are directed, controlled, and held to account. Good governance is a crucial foundation for long-… Read More
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Yeshoda is a finance professional with over three years of experience in the finance sector and more than two years in the nonprofit sector. She holds an M.S. in finance and has hands-on experience budgeting, re-forecasting, allocating restricted funds, auditing, preparing monthly statements, month-end closing, and in accounts payable, reconciliations, and more. Originally from Kathmandu, Nepal, she currently resides in Queens, New York. Her life motto is, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
Type: Staff
Create an action plan to reduce your hospital or health care facility's GHG emissions by identifying and prioritizing possible interventions. Identify interventions by scope, activity, or category and estimate the costs and savings of each intervention in terms of dollars, the return on investment (ROI), or reduction in metric tons of carbon-dioxide-equivalent (MTCO2e), an industry standard measure. The plan also includes space to recognize potential challenges that may arise during intervention implementation to allow for a comprehensive and transparent process.
Type: Resources
It’s not too late to register for CleanMed May 21-23 in Salt Lake City. Participate in sessions led by experts from across the country at the forefront of cutting-edge research and innovation in climate-smart health care, make connections, and leave with the tools and strategies you need to improve your sustainability efforts.
Can’t attend in person? We are pleased to offer a virtual option with live streaming of all plenary sessions and select breakout sessions through our online event platform.
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Open this resource to view Legacy Health's employee education presentation on sustainability.
Type: Resources
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