Sustainable Healthcare Series – Green & Healthy Hospitals
The Sustainable Healthcare Series was launched to support member health services to share know-how, ideas and strategies to reduce their impact on the environment
Who is it for?
Amidst increasing evidence that global warming is having a significant impact on the health and well-being of our communities, WHA launched the Sustainable Healthcare Series to support member health services to share know-how, ideas and strategies to reduce their impact on the environment.
The Sustainable Healthcare Series was launched in September 2020.
Presentation: Nitrous oxide use during labour: how to incorporate environmental considerations into maternity care
Emily Balmaks, Specialist Anaesthetist, Monash Health
Recent Conversations
- Greening the NICU at John Hunter Children’s Hospital – showcases how NICU sustainability initiatives cut waste, reduced chemical exposure, and significantly lowered the unit’s overall carbon footprint.
- Royal Adelaide Hospital Decommissioning: Challenges, Successes and Learnings – explores how the hospital’s decommissioning maximised reuse and recycling, overcame hazardous material challenges and generated over $23 million in recovered value.
- Nitrous oxide use during labour: how to incorporate environmental considerations into maternity care – demonstrates how maternity care can reduce the environmental impact of nitrous oxide while maintaining women’s choice and comfort.
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