Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Hospitals and health systems are working to reduce their environmental footprint by concentrating on five core areas: (1) waste management, (2) energy management, (3) environmentally preferred purchasing, (4) building design and construction, and (5) toxicity and volatile organic compound reduction.
NEW! Healthier Hospitals Initiative A new coalition of hospitals and organizations committed to improving sustainability across the health care sector have joined together to create an agenda which provides a path to a healthier, more sustainable, and more cost effective health care system.
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Resources: PurdueTAP-Energy Efficiency and Sustainability American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services American Society for Healthcare Engineering Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management