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Healthcare is responsible for approximately 8.5% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. requiring urgent action. Forward thinkers like Jackson Health System in Miami are addressing the issue head on. Jackson switched to Philips’ next-generation patient monitoring platform, and based on a recently completed Life Cycle Assessment, they are projecting a 47% reduction in carbon emissions from patient monitors. Read about additional environmental and financial savings Jackson Health System is expecting due to the switch: https://lnkd.in/e9-CCbPC #Sustainability #HealthcareTransformation

Did you know that Healthcare in Europe accounts for approximately 5% of the continent´s carbon emissions? Additionally, pollution is linked to approximately one in ten premature deaths in Europe. Prioritizing environmental sustainability within healthcare systems not only benefits the planet but also directly impacts public health. However, it’s crucial to recognize that environmental sustainability cannot be addressed in isolation - it is deeply intertwined with the quality of care delivery. As citizens and potential patients we all have a role to play. Making conscious choices that benefit both our health and the planet is essential. By actively participating in our healthcare decisions, we contribute to better outcomes, efficiency, safety, and overall healthcare quality. As Professor Hamish Laing aptly says "For every appointment that was not necessary and that someone is driven to, for every procedure that is not necessary and uses a lot of stuff, for every medicine that people are prescribed and don't take, you also waste a lot of carbon". So, consider your role today - how can you reduce your carbon footprint while consuming healthcare? https://bit.ly/43HrAYt #Environmentalsustainability #Earthday #Qualityofcare #Sustainabilityofcare #Efficiency #Patientsafety #Carbonemissions

If your healthcare organization disappeared overnight, would it be missed? For hospital-based health systems that provide essential medical care to lower-income patients in urban areas in the United States, the answer is a resounding yes. These organizations not only care for marginalized populations, they also train new generations of physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. Yet, enormous financial and operational forces jeopardize the survival of these institutions. To sustain U.S. health care for the long term, businesses and governments as well as these health systems themselves must be frank about the challenges — and must innovate deftly to find solutions that can actually be implemented. Many healthcare systems across the country are tackling energy efficiency and decarbonization head on, realizing the financial, operational, and environmental benefits. For some, it's not so easy. We're here to help.

The NHS in the UK alone accounts for approximately 4% of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions, with pharmaceuticals contributing a significant share. This positions the healthcare sector as a major player in the global emissions landscape, underscoring the urgent need for systemic change. Globally, the healthcare sector is responsible for about 5% of total greenhouse gas emissions, making it the fifth largest emitter. This highlights the pressing need for innovative solutions to address environmental impacts while maintaining high standards of patient care. Here are the key steps to implement: - Enhancing energy efficiency - Reducing waste - Adopting renewable energy - Improving disease prevention and management Health providers should optimize resource allocation and promote equitable healthcare access. Collaborating across sectors can foster green innovation and accountability, drive systemic change, and ensure a healthier planet for future generations. Let's build a healthcare system that heals people and the planet together. #Sustainability #ClimateAction #HealthEconomics #GreenHealthcare #ChangeInitiative

Well done Fiona Garín Mc Donagh for making the link between high value care and environmental sustainability. It is an unfortunate fact that delivering healthcare contributes significantly to GHG emissions and global warming and therefore the illnesses health systems treat. Health systems must minimise their environmental impact through supply chain improvements, energy efficiency etc., but it is equally important to stop low value health activities/interventions; these are not only bad for patients but squander carbon too. Value-Based Health Care should be in everyone's green health strategy and we must be confident that carbon impact created when treating patients is justifed because it is needed to deliver high value care for them. We have written about this with James M.. https://lnkd.in/e2V4MEgQ #sustainablehealthcare #valuebasedhealthcare #VBHC #GHG #greenhealth School of Management, Swansea University #VBHCAcademy Sally Lewis Siwan Menez Hywel Jones Paul Mears Mike Emery Simon Renault Pushpinder Singh Mangat Frank Atherton Huw Thomas Casper Paardekooper Rebecca Steele Thomas Allvin Hans Bax 🔵

The technologies we put out with new patient monitoring software cycles are “game changers” for staff satisfaction and patient safety. Breakthrough technologies, like patient cardiac strips going straight to the EHR or out to caregiver mobile devices, have also been actively helping #Philips Patient Monitoring healthcare systems diminish their carbon footprint for years. Check out how one healthcare organization has been keeping up with technology cycles to improve both patient ecosystems and their planet! #PiC #oneplanet #betteroutcomes

#CleanEnergyDay #InternationalDayofCleanEnergy #Healthcare is already a monumental challenge, but providing clean healthcare—powered by #RenewableEnergy and low on emissions—can be even tougher. Today, let’s celebrate those healthcare organizations going the extra mile to ensure their care is as kind to the planet as it is to their patients. Here are a few representative U.S. hospitals leading the way in renewable clean energy: Kaiser Permanente Boston Medical Center (BMC) Cleveland Clinic Beth Israel Lahey Health AdventHealth Gundersen Health System UC Davis Health Seattle Children's NYU Langone Health Johns Hopkins Medicine and many many more... Why It Matters? Climate Resilience: Renewable energy systems help hospitals maintain uninterrupted operations and protect patient well-being during extreme weather events. Patient & Planetary Health: Clean energy adoption lowers harmful emissions, improving air quality and public health. Operational Efficiency: While often requiring upfront investment, renewable energy projects can yield long-term savings and demonstrate leadership in environmental stewardship. By actively integrating renewable energy—not just efficiency measures—these healthcare organizations showcase that quality patient care and environmental responsibility can thrive side by side. Let’s applaud their commitment to clean, resilient healthcare—and encourage more institutions to follow suit. #CleanHealthcare #RenewableEnergy #HealthcareInnovation #Sustainability #PlanetaryHealth

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The Biden Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services have issued a call to all healthcare stakeholders to tackle the climate crisis through a new initiative and pledge aimed at reducing emissions across the healthcare sector. The Joint Commission, an accreditor, collaborator and evaluator of healthcare systems, as well as similar accrediting organizations, quickly moved to join what became known as the Health Sector Climate Pledge. They pledged to reevaluate their criteria for hospital systems’ environmental impact evaluations. Evolving state codes, accrediting body evaluations, and movement at the federal level have made it clear: healthcare systems and their stakeholders must commit to aggressive change in their carbon footprint. Some of the most impactful changes they can make are at the facilities level. The challenge is substantial, and for many systems, these waters have gone uncharted. Like anything unknown, myths have built up around what is and isn’t possible. My colleague and healthcare design thought leader, Tim Hurvitz, has dispelled the myths around reducing emissions by 2030. Read about it here: https://ow.ly/Qz2n50RMXqL #HEDadvances #positiveimpact #healthcaredesign #carbonreduction

Just published in time for #WorldPatientSafetyDay our paper in Journal of Hospital Medicine on what lessons from patient safety can be useful to prevent harm to the public and the planet. Despite the growing need for healthcare to address planetary health, climate change, and environmental degradation, there are no regulatory and payment levers yet to incentivize action. However, we see opportunities to apply existing patient safety measurement and reporting principles to proactively prepare and accelerate environmental sustainability and climate change initiatives in healthcare. While voluntary programs motivate healthcare organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, metrics are inconsistent and there is no disclosure of verified data, making it challenging to evaluate improvements. Healthcare should apply the principles guiding the patient safety movement to ensure that data transparency and verification are the centerpiece of the transformation to evidenced-based, environmentally sustainable health care. In collaboration with Emily Senay, MD, MPH Jodi Sherman, MD Open access paper: https://lnkd.in/gjYaPkXJ Press release: https://lnkd.in/g_zXEecn #environmentalsustainability #climatechange #safety #planetaryhealth