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SUSTAINABILITY

Cleveland Clinic makes carbon-neutrality its newest sustainability goal

Health system plans to reach goal through renewable energy purchases, continued energy efficiency
November 30, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
Cleveland Clinic plans to reach sustainability goal through renewable energy purchases, continued energy efficiency.
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Pierre Gonyon, CHSP, system environmental safety and health leader, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, accepts a 2017 Michigan Green Healthcare Award with and Rob Casalou, regional president and CEO, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
SUSTAINABILITY

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor recognized for green initiatives

Michigan Health and Hospital Association honors hospital for its community and sustainability efforts
November 2, 2017
Jeff Ferenc
Michigan Health and Hospital Association honors hospital for its community and sustainability efforts.
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Sustainability

Survey dives into clinical perspective on sustainability

Nearly all respondents say environmental sustainability contributes to high-quality care
September 28, 2017
Jamie Morgan
Nearly all respondents say environmental sustainability contributes to high-quality care.
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Sustainability

Hospital triples recycling efforts in just one month

Memorial Medical Center's recycling efforts helping to meet statewide waste-diversion goal
August 22, 2017
Jamie Morgan
Memorial Medical Center's recycling efforts helping to meet statewide waste-diversion goal.
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Sustainability

New York health system reduces tons of food waste with disposal system

Montefiore uses food waste disposal system to divert waste from landfill and cut costs
December 1, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
Montefiore uses food waste disposal system to divert waste from landfill and cut costs
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Sustainability

Hospitals take a 'waste not, want not' approach to food operations

HealthPartners, Providence Health and others cut down on unnecessary food expenditures
September 22, 2016
Matt O'Connor
HealthPartners, Providence Health and others cut down on unnecessary food expenditures
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Sustainability

Kaiser Permanente aims high in new sustainability initiative

Health system strives to become carbon positive, with full recycling of nonhazardous waste
June 16, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
Health system strives to become carbon positive, with full recycling of nonhazardous waste.
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Sustainability

Gundersen's recycling pays off in more ways than one

The organization diverted 46 percent of its solid waste stream away from landfills last year
June 16, 2016
Jeff Ferenc
The organization diverted 46 percent of its solid waste stream away from landfills last year
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2015 Sustainable Operations Survey

Hospitals make fruitful progress toward sustainability as some take great strides and others stick to baby steps
October 7, 2015
Suzanna Hoppszallern, Beth Burmahl, and Jamie Morgan
Hospitals make fruitful progress toward sustainability as some take great strides and others stick to baby steps.
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Waste management

Johns Hopkins finds physician support is key to recycling

Reduced operating room waste provides hospital with big savings
November 20, 2014
Jeff Ferenc
Reduced operating room waste provides hospital with big savings
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