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Leaders learn best from their peers. The Leadership spotlight profiles highlight engaged leaders and engage other hospitals and health systems. These leaders recognize the opportunity for personal and organizational transformation and are ready to walk, talk and envision a healthier future – a future where planetary and human health are interconnected – where the Hippocratic Oath to "do no harm" is prominently observed.
This is a profile of Leslie Davis, Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center president.
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Leaders learn best from their peers. The Leadership spotlight profiles highlight engaged leaders and engage other hospitals and health systems. These leaders recognize the opportunity for personal and organizational transformation and are ready to walk, talk and envision a healthier future – a future where planetary and human health are interconnected – where the Hippocratic Oath to "do no harm" is prominently observed.
This is a profile of Jeffrey Thompson, MD, former Gundersen Health System, chief executive officer.
Type: Resources
Generic template for contracting integrated pest management for landscaping services at a health care facility.
Type: Resources
Many autoanalyzers and other laboratory equipment consume reagents. In some cases, the equipment warranty is voided if non-approved reagents are used, or the equipment is provided on loan for free as long as the facility purchases the appropriate reagents. Thus, it is important, when selecting laboratory equipment, to ask for information about the environmental attributes of the reagents that must be purchased.
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This resource provides a sample policy that includes direction on vendor behavior with respect to a health care facility's medical device reprocessing program.
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A keystone team of graduate students, led by the UW Sustainability Office, conducted research into the UW’s air travel in order to gauge how much air travel contributed to the university’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. The UW’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) has set a goal for UW to be climate neutral by 2050 and professional travel accounts for approximately 11% of the university’s total emissions.
Type: Resources
(Less water toolkit) Though green technology can help save water, the University of Vermont Medical Center also relies on employee support. Here is an example of how one employee contributes to this effort.
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This is a press release from University Hospitals about the 2016 pre-launch roll out of a bike share system they sponsor in Cleveland and Cuyahoga counties in Ohio. “Biking is healthy, active and highly social – in short, a great way to help create more livable and connected communities, both for residents and visitors,” said Sarah O’Keeffe, Sustainability Manager. “UHBikes directly aligns with this concept as well as our organization’s health mission and UH is proud to have these bikes out in the community.”
Type: Resources
University Hospital poster for 2016: The Year of Sustainable Transportation event
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(Transportation toolkit) Definitions of terms used to describe transportation considerations including fuel-efficient transport, renewable energy options, and terms common to the transportation supply chain.
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