Tools and resources

Greenhealth Cost of Ownership Calculator v1.1

• Cost of Ownership
• Supply Chain
• Calculator
• Toolkit

(Greenhealth cost of ownership toolkit) Hospitals and group purchasing organizations (GPO) can use this calculator to account for many environmental costs that occur from the purchase of products through to their disposal. By considering costs beyond the product purchase price, such as energy and water the product can require, any supplemental parts and end of life disposal, the calculator allows…

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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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Mayo Rochester Garden Photo (2016)

• Green Building
• Exemplary Document
• Mayo Clinic
• Poster

Open this resource to view an image of the garden at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Providence St. Peter Hospital Ride Share Board

• Transportation
• Exemplary Document
• Providence St. Peter Hospital

Providence St. Peter Hospital provides a good example of promoting ride share options to employees.

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SBAR Title: Water Conservation

• Water
• Less Water
• Guide
• Presentation

Practice Greenhealth provides a PowerPoint template for creating an SBAR (Situation, Background, Analysis, Recommendation) presentation with questions to consider and suggestions for content.

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Health care water conservation and pollution prevention presentation

• Water
• Less Water
• Presentation

This Practice Greenhealth presentation on water conservation covers water consumption, opportunities for conservation, best practices, and successes and includes real-world examples from member institutions.

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Providence St. Peter Alternative Transportation Presentation

• Exemplary Document
• Providence St. Peter Hospital
• Presentation
• Transportation

Providence St. Peter Hospital promotes alternative transportation by communicating the benefits and offering information and incentives to employees.

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Environmental considerations for briefs and underpads

• EPP
• EPP Resource
• Sustainable procurement
• Guide

Suggested environmental considerations for contracts for underpads, diapers, and briefs to facilitate the purchasing process.

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Employee orientation presentation template

• Employee engagement
• Engaged Leadership
• Presentation

This is a template to create an employee education presentation on sustainability for your facility.

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