Camille Fink

CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY SERIES

Health care facilities prepare for worsening impacts of climate change

Past experience offers important insight into how hospitals can shore up facilities to stand against catastrophic adverse weather events

February 3, 2023

Camille Fink

Past experience offers important insight into how hospitals can shore up facilities to stand against catastrophic adverse weather events.

Cover story: part two

Energy Treasure Hunt reveals hidden inefficiencies

University of Maryland Medical Center goes on a hunt to find ways to decrease its energy consumption

January 12, 2023

Camille Fink

University of Maryland Medical Center goes on a hunt to find ways to decrease its energy consumption.

Emergency preparedness

How hospitals prepare for volcano and earthquake threats

Major volcanic eruptions and earthquakes might occur less regularly than other disasters, but the threat is still real

November 14, 2022

Camille Fink

Major volcanic eruptions and earthquakes might occur less regularly than other disasters, but the threat is still real.

News

Decarbonization mandates spread across the country

Hospitals are proactively addressing pollution and climate change through a multifaceted and comprehensive approach

September 23, 2022

Camille Fink

Hospitals are proactively addressing pollution and climate change through a multifaceted and comprehensive approach.

Climate change response and recovery series

Today’s flood planning strategies reflect lessons from the past

A devastating storm over two decades ago changed the course of flood preparedness and response in health care facilities

June 10, 2022

Camille Fink

A devastating storm over two decades ago changed the course of flood preparedness and response in health care facilities.

Sustainability Series

Hospitals must prepare for deadlier, more destructive wildfires

The immediate and long-term impacts of destructive wildfires extend beyond a health care facility’s walls into the community and beyond

May 12, 2022

Camille Fink

The immediate and long-term impacts of destructive wildfires extend beyond a health care facility’s walls into the community and beyond.

Sustainability Series

Hurricane planning and preparedness becomes more crucial

As hurricanes continue to intensify, health care facilities must prepare for the worst by streamlining best practices for decision-making

March 28, 2022

Camille Fink

As hurricanes continue to intensify, health care facilities must prepare for the worst by streamlining best practices for decision-making.

Sky Lakes Medical Center parking lot landscaping

Sustainability Series

Record drought conditions pose serious challenges to hospitals

Hospitals strategize to protect their operations from the severe impacts of dry conditions and water restrictions

March 4, 2022

Camille Fink

Hospitals strategize to protect their operations from the severe impacts of dry conditions and water restrictions.

Climate change response and recovery series

Hospitals weather cold temps with proven practices

Dealing with extreme cold weather has become a greater issue for hospitals in recent years

February 15, 2022

Camille Fink

Dealing with extreme cold weather has become a greater issue for hospitals in recent years.

Climate change response and recovery series

How one hospital prepared for the effects of extreme heat

Effective planning and preparation are essential to ensure that extreme heat doesn’t bring operations to a standstill

January 28, 2022

Camille Fink

Effective planning and preparation are essential to ensure that extreme heat doesn’t bring operations to a standstill.

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