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March 2014
Delivering World-Class Health Care, Affordably
Harvard Business Review reports that Indian hospital Narayana Health (NH) is building on the success of India’s medical tourism boom—a $1billion business that is growing by 30% [...]
Greening the operating room through reprocessing
Dotmed News reports that, like other areas of health care, there is no denying that the operating room is in need of some greening. Health [...]
Sustainability trend is finally coming to the hospital industry in a big way
The Boston Herald reports that dozens of Massachusetts hospitals — including six in just the past month — have signed on to a national initiative [...]
February 2014
Climate Change is a Public Health Issue
Climate change is a public health issue. The World Health Organization estimates that 150,000 deaths per year can be linked to climate change, excluding deaths [...]
Why is healthcare an important aspect of sustainability?
Sustainability might not be the first thing on your mind when you find yourself as a patient at a hospital, but it's a critical component [...]
Planning for the Long Term: Why Hospital CFOs Should Consider Green Strategies
Throughout the past few years, many studies and analyses have concluded that healthcare sustainability investments are not only good for a hospital or health system's [...]
10 reasons health care needs sustainability treatments
Hospitals have a mission to help the elderly and the weak, but don't always walk the walk. Cancer is treated, but hazardous chemicals are found [...]
AMDR President Dan Vukelich to present Webinar as a part of Practice Greenhealth’s Greening the OR Series: Single Use Device Reprocessing – Going Green Saves Green
March 4, 2014 - 2:00 - 3:00 pm EST Cost: $99 This webinar aims to help you understand how single-use device reprocessing has become an [...]
Practice Greenhealth Announces Development of Total Cost of Ownership Tool for Health Care Products and Services
With tremendous pressures to reduce costs within the U.S. health care system, health care providers must look at ways to lower their purchasing costs. When [...]
January 2014
Healthier healthcare program grows to 837 hospitals
Plastics today reports that the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI), which was launched in 2010 by twelve hospital systems, is rapidly growing as healthcare organizations buy [...]
OR Nurse, The business case for sustainability in surgery
The OR is the largest generator of revenue for hospitals and accounts for approximately 40% of total revenue. The OR also comprises up to 56% of [...]
Greening the OR reduces waste by raising awareness
The operating room (OR) generates an estimated 42 percent of a hospital's revenue, but it's also the source of 20 to 30 percent of a [...]
Greening Healthcare: Q&A with Practice Greenhealth Executive Director
DotMed Business News reports that doing a little bit of homework and intelligently greening your health care offerings can have a positive impact on your [...]
Finding Success with Green Procurement in Healthcare
Healthcare Global reports that there is one sustainability initiative that truly defines “green procurement.” It is single-use medical device (SUD) reprocessing, which allows hospitals to [...]
Waste not, want not, will reprocessing remain efficient in the future?
DotMed Healthcare Business News reports that to the average patient, reusing surgical tools like colonoscopy biopsy forceps seems like the last thing hospitals should do. [...]
Practice Greenhealth releases Sustainability Benchmark Report
The 2013 Environmental Excellence Awards Sustainability Benchmark Report, is now available for download by Practice Greenhealth Members. In addition to reporting on metrics, the report [...]
AMDR President Dan Vukelich to speak at Architecture, Capital Equipment and Engineering (ACE) Summit and Reverse Expo February 3, 2014 in New Orleans
AMDR is proud to announce that President Dan Vukelich will be presenting alongside Seema Wadhwa, Director of Sustainability at Inova Health at the 2014 ACE Summit and Reverse [...]
Sustainability: Greening the OR reduces waste
Health Facilities Management reports that the operating room (OR) generates an estimated 42 percent of a hospital’s revenue, but it’s also the source of 20 [...]
Global Refurbished Medical Equipment Market worth $8.45 Billion by 2017
Refurbishing of medical device refers to restoring used equipment or systems into a condition of safety and effectiveness comparable to new including actions such as [...]
December 2013
Donald Berwick Applauds Health Care Sustainability Initiatives
Dr. Berwick is a champion for the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) and recognizes environmental sustainability as a powerful means to help achieve the Triple Aim [...]