Tools and resources

Purchasing water-efficient products in health care

• Water
• Sustainable procurement
• Tool
• Purchasing
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) This is a sample of purchasing opportunities for water-efficient products to reduce water use in health care. By utilizing water-efficient equipment and materials, health care organizations can reduce the operational costs and environmental impacts associated with water usage. 

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Less water poster: Water sustains life

• Water
• Poster
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) This Practice Greenhealth poster says "Water sustains life. Don't waste water. Not even a drop." It can be used to support water reduction efforts at your facility. 

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Less water poster: Pure water

• Poster
• Water
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) This Practice Greenhealth poster says "Pure water is the world's first and foremost medicine. Drink to good health. Don't waste water." It can be used to support water reduction efforts at your facility. 

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Less water how-to guide

• Water
• Guide
• Toolkit

(Less water toolkit) The Less water how-to guide includes a list of common water reduction practices that have helped our members achieve the goal of using less water and reusing existing water.

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Less water goals

• Water
• Toolkit
• Tool

(Less water toolkit) Key areas of inefficiency and promising water reduction strategies within the institution’s available financial resources are identified. Practice Greenhealth experts frequently guide members through the process to identify the materials that will be most useful. 

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Life of a battery flyer

• Recycling
• Exemplary Document
• Tool
• Earth Day

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston breaks down different types of batteries, how they are disposed, environmental effects and how to recycle them properly in this exemplary flyer. 

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Guidance for purchasing can liners

• Waste
• Sustainable procurement

Guidance on the applicable environmental considerations for can liners

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MSK 511 Rideshare Portal

• Exemplary Document
• Memorial Sloan Kettering
• Transportation
• Presentation

This resource is a screenshot of the portal to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Rideshare matching service, a collaboration of MSK and 511NY, the New York State Department of Transportation’s travel service. The service aims to assist employees who are looking to be a "greener" commuter, save money, or get to work when their regular commute is interrupted.

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Nissan LEAF Sept 30

• Transportation
• Exemplary Document
• UCSF
• Poster

Exemplary document of a promotional offering to UCSF students, faculty, and staff on the purchase of a Nissan LEAF. Qualified individuals can receive up to $20,000 off.

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Standardized environmental questions for OR surgical drapes

• EPP
• EPP Resource
• Devices
• Chemicals
• Safer medical products and devices

The standardized environmental questions for medical products are a set of supplier questions that can be used in the procurement process for OR surgical drapes to identify environmentally preferable products.  People can be exposed through the use of products containing these chemicals in the OR. In 2002, the FDA issued a Public Health Notification for PVC devices containing DEHP. DEHP is also…

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