Search Tag: Sustainable Healthcare
2025 26 Feb
Explore AI-driven efficiency, lean management & sustainable practices to optimise healthcare costs while ensuring high-quality patient care & resilience. Read more
2025 26 Feb
Healthcare systems around the world are increasingly pressured to reduce costs while maintaining high-quality patient care. Rising operational expenses, changing regulations and workforce challenges require a more strategic approach to financial management. Cost efficiency now extends beyond simply cutting expenses; it involves optimising processes,...Read more
2025 29 Jan
Why the Quick-Fix Formula Is a Bandage, Not the Cure Disruptive innovation in healthcare demands solving systemic problems rather than chasing quick fixes or becoming the "next Apple." With healthcare's complexity, including multistakeholder challenges and interconnected systems, impactful disruption requires integration and alignment. True...Read more
2024 11 Dec
The International Hospital Federation (IHF) has announced that abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 48th World Hospital Congress. With the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG) and the Canton serving as host, this global event will take place from 10 to 13 November 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. The 2025 edition of the...Read more
2024 13 Nov
COCIR, the European trade association for the radiological, electromedical, and healthcare IT industry, proudly marked its 65th anniversary yesterday. The event brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and healthcare professionals to reflect on the association’s significant achievements and discuss the future of healthcare in Europe....Read more
2024 24 Sep
In a groundbreaking trial set to launch in autumn 2024, the National Health Service (NHS) is testing the use of electric drones to transport urgent blood samples between Guy's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital in London. This innovative project, spearheaded by healthcare logistics company Apian and supported by global drone leader Wing, aims to...Read more
2024 29 Feb
Human health is linked to the planet, and climate change poses a serious risk. Healthcare contributes 4.4% to global CO 2 emissions. This article provides an overview of the experience of the Green Hospital project by Fundació Sanitària Mollet (Barcelona), which has successfully achieved the goal of becoming a net zero hospital in direct emissions....Read more
2024 29 Feb
Human health is linked to the planet, and climate change poses a serious risk. Healthcare contributes 4.4% to global CO 2 emissions. This article provides an overview of the experience of the Green Hospital project by Fundació Sanitària Mollet (Barcelona), which has successfully achieved the goal of becoming a net zero hospital in direct emissions....Read more
2024 25 Jan
Photo: Ronald Lavater, CEO, IHF, with Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO, and Dr Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr, Director, PAHO/WHO. The International Hospital Federation (IHF) and the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have entered into a technical cooperation agreement...Read more