Tools and resources

Leadership Walks Talks Virginia Mason Medical Center 2016

• Exemplary Document
• Engaged Leadership
• Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Report

Stewardship is a key aspect of the culture at Virginia Mason, as we strive to carefully manage the resources that keep our community in good health. One area of stewardship that is often overlooked in health care is the need to protect the environment. We know it makes good sense to reduce pollution for future generations. At an industry level, health care has lagged behind in taking proactive…

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HealthPartners 2016

• Exemplary Document
• HealthPartners
• Supply Chain
• Purchasing
• Guide

Open this resource to view a work plan from Health Partners that focuses on sustainability within the supply chain.

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Legacy Health 2016

• Engaged Leadership
• Exemplary Document
• Legacy Health
• Guide
• Policy

The current sustainability program at Legacy Health is built around the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) model which includes six areas of focus: engaged leadership, healthier food, leaner energy, less waste, safer chemicals and smarter purchasing. In addition, Legacy has added commute trip reduction as a discrete category to the program. Even though significant progress is being made in each…

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UVM Medical Center (2015-2018) 2016

• Engaged Leadership
• Exemplary Document
• UVM Medical Center
• Guide
• Policy

Open this resource to view a sustainability program strategic plan from UVM Medical Center.

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Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital: Strategic sustainability plan

• Exemplary Document
• Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
• Community Benefit and Wellness
• Community Benefit
• Engaged Leadership

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital's 2016 strategic plan to improve individual experience of care (quality, safety, access, and service), improve the health of populations and reduce per capita cost of care in populations.

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Sustainability Reports Dashboard Advocate 2016

• Engaged Leadership
• Exemplary Document
• Advocate Health Care
• Report

Open this resource to view a sustainability dashboard report from Advocate Health Care, including goals and actual results achieved for the quarter.

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Sustainability Reports Dashboard Health Partners 2016

• Engaged Leadership
• Exemplary Document
• HealthPartners
• Report

Open this resource to view a sustainability scorecard report from Health Partners.

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St. Elizabeth Hospital: Free cooling

• Case Study
• Water
• St. Elizabeth Hospital
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) On January 2015, the Fremont Tower, a 90-bed inpatient unit was open to patients in addition to a more efficient central utility plant. Between seven options for plant upgrades, a 90-ton heat recovery chiller (HRC) and cooling tower cooling strategy with a shoulder boiler were selected to enable free cooling and improve load performance during low load hours.

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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Earth Day presentation

• Earth Day
• Exemplary Document
• Advocate Health Care
• Presentation

This presentation by Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital highlighted the hospital's successful energy, water, and climate initiatives in honor of Earth Day.  

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Providence St. Patrick Hospital: Eliminating hand soaps containing triclosan

• Chemicals
• Hand Hygiene
• Case Study
• Safer Chemicals Case Study
• Providence St. Patrick
• Safer hand hygiene
• Toolkit

(Safer hand hygiene toolkit) In 2011, Providence St. Patrick Hospital set out to review the use of hand soaps containing triclosan due to emerging health and environmental concerns. New data and recommendations from authoritative bodies helped convince the Infection Prevention team that a switch was warranted. In 2012, Providence St. Patrick Hospital was able to eliminate triclosan from hand…

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