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UC San Diego Health
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
December 20, 2018
Jamie Morgan
University of California health facilities set new recycling and waste management goals as part of systemwide sustainability initiative.
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Bunch of plastic straws
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
December 19, 2018
Jamie Morgan
Inova Health System is also reducing single-use plastic items from public areas in five hospitals
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Waste manangement

Hospitals seek recycling solutions for medical plastics

A new sustainability effort is underway to collect 3,000 pounds of flexible plastics for testing and research
June 6, 2018
Jamie Morgan
A new sustainability effort is underway to collect 3,000 pounds of flexible plastics for testing and research.
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Cleveland Clinic
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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Solar panel in front of hospital
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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Man putting waste into recycling bin
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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Working using Enviropure system
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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Woman transporting food in kitchen
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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