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Garden spaces continue to uplift
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford's outdoor spaces provide welcomed respite for patients
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Sustainability
Sustainability
Nurse Climate Champions lead hospital sustainability changes
The Nurses Climate Challenge is helping hospitals to reduce environmental impact and educate peers
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Sustainability
Hospital cares for its natural surroundings
Penn State medical center uses natural environment and landscaping to benefit patient health
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Engineering
IU Health makes enterprisewide push to green up its facilities
Indiana's largest hospital system is investing in large-scale sustainability projects
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Engineering
Hospital captures wind, solar power
Sustainability investments at Jacobi Medical Center help to meet system- and citywide emissions reduction goals
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Sustainability
Recycled blue wrap given new life as inpatient products
Medical center partners with manufacturers and recyclers to keep sterile packaging out of landfills
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Sustainability
UC health system ups its sustainability standard
University of California health facilities set new recycling and waste management goals as part of systemwide sustainability initiative
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Waste management
Health system aims to eliminate plastic straws
Inova Health System is also reducing single-use plastic items from public areas in five hospitals
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Sustainability
Hospital invests in solar power to cut carbon footprint
Boston Medical Center enters 25-year power-purchase agreement to help reach carbon-neutral status
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Interview
Energy-saving journey provides lessons learned
Atrium Health's Michael D. Roberts talks about his organization's journey to becoming an Energy Star Partner of the Year
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