Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Environmental Sustainability in Hospitals: The Value of Efficiency

Hospitals pursuing environmental sustainability are not only contributing to healthier communities and a cleaner environment, they are finding major efficiencies that can help them free up resources for patient care. This HPOE and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering webinar showed hospital and health care system leaders how to tap into the power of sustainability.

The webinar discussed the HPOE guide produced in conjunction with ASHE, "Environmental Sustainability in Hospitals: The Value of Efficiency."

Participants include:

• Moderator: Dale Woodin, ASHE senior executive director, discusses the importance of using sustainability methods to reduce costs and funnel resources to patient care.
• Michael Hatton, system executive at Memorial Hermann Health System, which saved $47 million over five years through energy efficiencies.
• Mark Kenneday, vice chancellor for campus operations at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, which saved so much through efficiency efforts that it created 60 new beds, remodeled five operating suites, and more.

Click the view item link below to watch this webinar.                                                                    .