Tools and resources

Suggested Environmental Considerations for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Equipment and Supplies

• Supply Chain
• Guide
• Suppliers and Deliveries
• Purchasing

Green maintenance and operations products can improve indoor air quality, reduce the use of water and other natural resources and increase energy efficiency. Since there are thousands of products used in maintenance, repair and operations, it is important for purchasers to understand which types of environmental claims are credible. This guide contains some suggested environmental questions for…

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Metro Health Hospital's employee engagement

• Employees Case Study
• Employee engagement
• Case Study
• Metro Health
• Toolkit

(Employee engagement toolkit) At Metro Health, the commitment to sustainability goes beyond the innovative design features of the hospital. It’s evident in day-to-day business practices and ongoing strategies to conserve natural resources and promote a healthy environment. Over the past 10 years Metro has implemented numerous successful programs. Many of these programs in energy, waste and…

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Providence St. Peter Hospital: Energy efficiency in the OR

• Greening the Operating Room
• Energy Efficiency
• Case Study
• Greening the Operating Room Case Study
• Providence St. Peter Hospital

Providence Health System has been focusing for several years on how to rein in its energy use across the system. The system has benchmarked through Energy Star and has a corporate director of sustainability who works with individual facilities to set energy efficiency targets and goals.

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Environmental considerations for roofing

• Sustainable procurement
• Green Building
• Buildings
• Guide

According to Department of Energy, low-slope roofing—the kind most commonly used in commercial buildings—is one of the most environmentally damaging building materials. The following sample RFI/ RFP questions have been developed and listed in table format so they can be integrated easily into a pricing template or used in other formats. These questions address basic environmental and human…

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Seattle Children’s Green Building Design Commitment (2016)

• Green Building
• Seattle Children's Hospital
• Exemplary Document
• Policy

Seattle Children's believes that green buildings are healthier environments for their occupants, and building green is integral to the core mission of providing top-quality healthcare. Through thoughtful, sustainable facility master planning, Seattle Children's future development will consider habitat, energy and water, which are essential to community design and reducing demand on the local…

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Transportation Infographic PDF

• Transportation
• Poster
• Presentation
• Greenhouse Gas

Transportation is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and is right behind energy production in terms of its impact. The health care sector contributes 8% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States each year. Hospitals must make transportation more sustainable in order to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Value of sustainability initiatives in surgical suites

• Benchmark Report
• Greening the Operating Room

Practice Greenhealth’s report demonstrates how your hospital can save money – up to $56,000 per operating room annually – while improving environmental and community health. Leading hospitals are targeting the surgical suite to reduce waste, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and supply costs. Those participating in Practice Greenhealth’s Environmental Excellence Awards reported combined…

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2013 Environmental Excellence Awards Sustainability Benchmark Report

• Benchmark Report
• 2013
• Report

Practice Greenhealth is proud to present its fifth annual Sustainability Benchmark Report, highlighting the achievements of its 2013 Award-winning facilities. The report presents a summary of useful benchmarking information for hospitals’ environmental programs from data collected in 2012, such as average waste profiles, environmentally preferable purchasing data, and energy and water consumption…

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2014 Environmental Excellence Awards Sustainability Benchmark Report

• Benchmark Report
• 2014
• Report

Practice Greenhealth's 2014 edition of the annual health care Sustainability Benchmark Report, highlighting the achievements of the 2014 award-winning facilities. This report provides the nation’s most comprehensive analysis of how hospitals are progressing in their commitment to environmental stewardship. This year’s report is organized into ten separate benchmarking profiles on the different…

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2015 Environmental Excellence Awards Sustainability Benchmark Report

• Benchmark Report
• 2015
• Report

Practice Greenhealth’s 2015 Sustainability Benchmark Report highlights the achievements of the 2015 Environmental Excellence award winners—a set of 220 hospitals who are setting the standard for health care environmental stewardship. This year’s data set is based on reported activities during the 2014 calendar/fiscal year and is organized into ten distinct benchmarking profiles on the different…

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