This is a photo of a garden at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
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Published: July 31, 2019
In June, Practice Greenhealth’s Iqbal Mian spent a day exploring the Mayo Clinic Rochester campus while connecting with stakeholders on sustainability.
In this webinar featuring EPA expert and a Mayo Clinic representative, Practice Greenhealth offers useful information on water conservation and pollution prevention.
This life cycle assessment study compared the overall environmental impact of disposable polypropylene blue sterilization wraps with that of reusable aluminum hard sterilization cases.
Read the University of Minnesota's study on reducing solid waste in surgical centers.
This is a white paper that discusses sustainability in the operating room
(Safer hand hygiene toolkit) Case study on how Mayo Clinic successfully implemented green-certified hand soap and hand sanitizer without antimicrobial agents.
(Less water toolkit) Water management plans that resulted in $51,000 in savings from reduced sewer charges, $19,000 in water cost reduction, and 25 million gallons of water reduced for plant use.
This is an environmental commitment statement from Mayo Clinic Rochester
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