Posted on May 22, 2008 by cleanmed01
Future of Sustainability in Healthcare: GHSI
The Global Health and Safety Initiative
Pat Burdullis, Catholic Healthcare West
Kathy Gerwig, Kaiser Permanente
Robin Guenther, Perkins and Will
Bob McCoole, Ascension Health
Bob Eisenman, Global Health and Safety Initiative
Christina Ayers, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Bob Eisenman
New strategy to combine environmental and sustainability movement with hospital concern about patient safety.
The case for change
- Patient safety – [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2008 by cleanmed01
There’s Gotta Be A Better way: Participatory Workshop on Reducing the Use of Toxic and Untested Chemicals in Products
Lara Sutherland, Practice Greenhealth
Participatory workshop where about 50 particpants are sitting in a large circle. Everyone is given a colored piece of paper by role -
Yellow- procurement
Red – provider
Purple- advocacy group
Green – Supplier
True and false questions about [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2008 by cleanmed01
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has over a million members covered by health insurance, 2600 npatients per day, 8000 outpatients per day, 16 hospitals, 400 facilities, 5000 doctors and 48000 healthcare workers.
UPMC is the largest employer in the Pittsburgh area, so when they took a stand to promote a sustainable business model, it had [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2008 by cleanmed01
The dinner is underway, and for those of you at home who are wondering who the awardees are, here is the complete list of 2008 awardees.
The dinner started off with PGH Executive Director Bob Jarboe introducing the staff and dignitaries, and thanking event sponsor Hospira. Jamie Harvey next told some interesting anecdotes about how we [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2008 by cleanmed01
To the many who have joined us before, you know that CleanMed is an annual global conference on environmentally sustainable health care. To those of you who are first-timers at CleanMed or who will be joining us online, welcome!
CleanMed 2008 will be held at the Pittsburgh Hilton in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from May 20 to 22. [...]
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