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Sustainable & Green Strategies
In light of the climate crisis’s imminent threat to human well-being and the profound economic consequences it carries, we, as healthcare managers, occupy a crucial position in addressing these multifaceted challenges. Our roles extend far beyond traditional healthcare administration, encompassing a vital responsibility for environmental sustainability...
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From Polluting Healthcare Sector to Environmentally Conscious Healthcare Systems
Awareness, systems approach, interaction from top-down and bottom-up, willingness and urgency to take action and tackle the climate change problem with the decarbonisation of the health sector will require efforts from people involved in healthcare and the environment, according to the principle of “One Health”. Interventions are urgent. Time is...
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Why Climate-Smart Healthcare Must Be a Priority
As a healthcare leader, you have the responsibility and opportunity to take action against climate change and prioritise zero emissions for your hospital. Key points By taking climate action, healthcare can seize the opportunity to combat the greatest threat to human health and protect an already overstretched sector. You don’t have...
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The Journey to Climate-Resilient Healthcare
Beatriz Piñeiro Lago, Health Innovation and Sustainability Technician at the Galician Health Service (SERGAS), spoke to HealthManagement.org about several climate-smart initiatives implemented at SERGAS and how healthcare facilities can take the lead in transitioning to net zero. Can you describe the climate-smart initiative that Galician...
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A Canadian Health Sector Approach to Environmental Sustainability
An overview of the Canadian health system’s interest in environmental sustainability and efforts to build a more climate-resilient healthcare system. Key Points The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care is Canada’s premier green healthcare organisation. Canada is warming at a rate more than twice that of the global average, with...
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(non)Profitability in Healthcare
The goal of healthcare is to promote and maintain the well-being of individuals and communities by preventing, diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases, injuries, and other health conditions. Healthcare aims to improve patient’s quality of life, enhance their life expectancy, and ensure they can have access to the services and interventions needed...
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From For-Profit to For-Value: A Journey to a Sustainable Healthcare Model
Modern healthcare requires a profound shift: from profit-driven models to patient-centred, value-based care, where compassion, empowerment, and holistic well-being take centre stage. To achieve this transformation, understanding patients’ values is essential, ensuring tailored, empathetic care that empowers them in decision-making. Embracing change...
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The Green Intensive Care: From Environmental Hotspot to Action
Together we must reduce the impact of the healthcare sector and shift towards a circular economy. This paper describes the shift of three ICU environmental hotspots: gloves, gowns, and CRRT bags. Introduction The healthcare sector is one of the most carbon-intensive sectors, contributing to 4.4% of global net greenhouse gas emissions...
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Moving Environmental Sustainability from the Fringe to the Centre Ground in Critical Care
Critical care must move to a way of working that recognises climate change is a medical emergency, necessitating us all to put sustainability at the forefront of our actions as a multidisciplinary team working together in the best interests of our patients, our environment and our resources. Planetary Health and Public Health People’s...
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Sustainability and Extracorporeal Organ Support
Extracorporeal organ support (ECOS) involves an extensive use of healthcare resources and clinical problem-solving challenges. The feasibility of applying known ecological analysis and sustainability strategies in healthcare need to be started in this setting. Introduction As with any other species, human activity modifies the environment...
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