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Green benefits: Implementing employee perks in your organization
Recruitment, retention and satisfaction is on the mind of health care leaders. 2018 marked an 18.5 percent turnover rate in the health care sector, the highest rate in a decade. Last year, 24 percent of new hires left within a year. High turnover combined with health care growth is creating staffing gaps, which impact the bottom line. The average cost for one replaced health care worker is $60,…![](/sites/default/files/default_images/pgh%20resource%20default.png)
Personal protective equipment for immunization practices
- Sustainable procurement
- Waste
- Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
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Guidance for immunization waste management
- Sustainable procurement
- Waste
- Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
![Nepal health professional prepares vaccine Nepal health professional prepares vaccine](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Nepal%20health%20pro%20prepares%20vaccine%20%281200%20x%20628%29_PG.png)
Guidance for sustainable glove purchasing
- Sustainable procurement
- Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
![Gloved hands make heart shape Gloved hands make heart shape](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Heart-shape%20gloves%20social%20feature%20%281200%20x%20628%29_PG.jpg)
Mayo Clinic: Replacing freezers leads to energy and cost savings
- Case Study
- Sustainable procurement
![ultra-cold freezer, Mayo Clinic ultra-cold freezer, Mayo Clinic](/sites/default/files/2021-03/Ultra-cold%20freezer_Mayo%20Clinic%20case%20study_PG%20feature.png)
Customizable RFP for developing a Strategic Energy Master Plan
- Energy
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Spectrum Health Environmental Statement
- Engaged Leadership
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UVM Medical Center Environmental Commitment Statement
- Engaged Leadership
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HealthPartners Sustainability Organization Chart
- Engaged Leadership
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University of Chicago Health Sustainability Charter
- Engaged Leadership
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