Christine Malcolm, Kaiser Permanente
Sustainability – not the main priority for the very top decisionmakers (yet).
Thanks for all being done, but more needs to be done.
If we don’t do it, it won’t get done.
We need to reach out to out bosses and boards, and create links between this conference and the efforts of all healthcare leaders.
Current top issues include disparities (very important), access, safety, etc.
We need to address safety of workers, patients, environment.
She herself was told by colleagues about how the built environment contributes to global warming and also to the bottom line. Once she herself connected the dots, then she jumped on board with the sustainability movement for herself and for Kaiser.
Once we show how one part of the economy (health care) can work in a sustainable way, then others will jump on board.
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