Tools and resources

Greening the OR ebutton/banner

• Climate and Health
• Greening the Operating Room
• Tool

This banner declares your organization a proud endorser of Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR initiative.

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Greening the OR endorser logo

• Climate and Health
• Greening the Operating Room
• Tool

This logo declares your organization a proud endorser of Practice Greenhealth's Greening the OR initiative.

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Greening the OR: template press release

• Climate and Health
• Greening the Operating Room
• Communications

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Webinar: Clinical engagement and emerging best practices in the OR

• Greening the Operating Room
• Anesthetic Gas
• Waste Segregation
• Clinician engagement
• Webinar

In the operating room, the stakes are high and moments count. Great measures are taken to prevent bad outcomes. At the same time, the most recent and conservative Practice Greenhealth (PGH) estimate places annual hospital waste at 5.9 million tons per year in the United States alone. Perioperative services is the single largest clinical generator of trash in all of health care, responsible for…

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Webinar: Greening the OR energy efficiency with HVAC setbacks

• Greening the Operating Room
• Webinar

Reducing HVAC demands in ORs when they are unoccupied can save an average of more than $3,200 per OR per year. Speakers review air exchange rate operation and standards, reducing rates to minimum standards during unoccupied periods. 

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Greening the OR: Savings, trends, opportunities

• Greening the Operating Room
• Webinar

While crucial to patient care, the surgical department for many health care facilities can be a huge source of energy consumption, waste generation, and supply expenses, not to mention greenhouse gas emissions. During this call, we’ll examine the most recent Practice Greenhealth benchmark data and highlight national trends. We’ll share success stories from leading hospitals and lessons to bring…

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Complete set of Greening the OR guidance documents

• Greening the Operating Room

Greening the OR is a sector-wide initiative that will provide administrators and OR managers with the tools necessary to reduce environmental impact while driving down costs. This complete set of guidance documents includes: The business case Checklist Implementation modules Case studies

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Greening the OR backgrounder

• Greening the Operating Room
• Get Started Guide

To help hospitals run more efficient, environmentally friendly operating rooms, Practice Greenhealth introduced the Greening the OR initiative, which helps hospitals reduce environmental impact, decrease costs, increase efficiency, and improve worker and patient safety.

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Greening the OR checklist

• Greening the Operating Room
• Waste
• Tool

As one of the largest users of supplies and generators of hospital waste, the operating room (OR) is a strategic priority for any hospital hoping to reduce its impact on the environment. This tool is designed to assist health care providers in assessing the status of environmental best practices in the OR.

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Greening the OR endorser certificate

• Greening the Operating Room
• Tool

This certificate states your facility has made a commitment to sustainable operating room practices and reduced environmental impact through endorsement of the Greening the OR initiative.

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