Tools and resources

2021 Sustainability Data

• Benchmark Report

Each year, Practice Greenhealth collects and reviews comprehensive sustainability data from hospitals that report through the Environmental Excellence Awards. We utilize this data to provide the sector’s best sustainability performance benchmarking data to hospitals and health systems working to build environmental stewardship into their mission, and to the greater health care supply chain…

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Anesthetic gas

The video below will provide an overview of the Impact Purchasing Commitment anesthetic gas goal, rationale, data collection requirements, and supporting resources.  Remote video URL

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2020 Sustainability Report

• Benchmark Report

Each year, Practice Greenhealth collects and compiles comprehensive sustainability data from hospitals that report through the Environmental Excellence Awards. Practice Greenhealth is then able to provide the sector’s best performance benchmarking data to hospitals and health systems working to build environmental stewardship into their mission. Sustainability initiatives can add value, reduce…

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2019 sustainability data

• Benchmark Report

Practice Greenhealth collected and compiled extensive sustainability data from 327 hospitals to provide timely information to hospitals and health systems working to build environmental stewardship into their mission. The environmental performance data coming out of health care continues to substantiate the claim that sustainability initiatives can add value, reduce negative health and…

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Health care's climate footprint

• Climate and Health

If the global health care sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet, according to Health care’s climate footprint: How the health sector contributes to the global climate crisis and opportunities for action, a report by Health Care Without Harm in collaboration with Arup. The report provides the most comprehensive global analysis of health care’s…

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Webinar: Recycling pharmaceutical agents used for anesthesia

• Anesthetic Gas
• Greenhouse Gas
• Greening the Operating Room
• Webinar
• Clinician engagement

(Anesthetic gas toolkit) The pharmaceutical agents used for anesthesia and analgesia have environmental impacts on air, water, and climate. Learn about environmental impacts and specific examples of waste drugs in water supplies, as well as regulatory issues and a new process that recovers and reuses pharmaceutical agents. 

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Webinar: The impact of waste anesthesia gases in the OR and different mitigation strategies

• Anesthetic Gas
• Greenhouse Gas
• Greening the Operating Room
• Clinician engagement
• Webinar

(Anesthetic gas toolkit) This presentation provides an overview of the mechanics of anesthetic gas systems, their environmental impact, and opportunities to reduce energy consumption and mitigate impact.   *Note: At the time of this presentation, different GWP were used for anesthetic gases than what we now use to calculate emissions.   

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Webinar: Effectively managing waste anesthetic gas

• Webinar
• Anesthetic Gas
• Greenhouse Gas
• Greening the Operating Room
• Clinician engagement

(Anesthetic gas toolkit) Anesthesia, perioperative, biomed, and facilities staff can learn about emerging technologies to reduce scavenger system demand. Gain insight from Practice Greenhealth members and their experiences implementing a dynamic gas scavenger system.  Hear from clinical and technical experts at Cleveland Clinic, the University of Wisconsin, and others as they discuss energy…

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Hospital highlight: Western Health, Melbourne, Australia

• Anesthetic Gas
• Greenhouse Gas
• Greening the Operating Room
• Case Study
• Clinician engagement
• Global Green and Healthy Hospitals

(Anesthetic gas toolkit) Learn from our international partner, Global Green and Healthy Hospital initiative, about the education for anesthesia providers that resulted in practice change and financial savings for Western Health in Melbourne, Australia.

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Hospital highlight: Middlemore Hospital Counties Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand

• Anesthetic Gas
• Greening the Operating Room
• Case Study
• Greenhouse Gas
• Clinician engagement
• Global Green and Healthy Hospitals

(Anesthetic gas toolkit) Learn from our international partner, Global Green and Healthy Hospital initiative, about strategies used and lessons learned at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, to engage anesthesia providers and reduce GHG emissions from anesthetic gases.

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