Opportunities for hospital sustainability
Hospitals have a great magnitude of activities involving public use, staffing and at-risk individuals that must be considered as part of the operation of the facility basically, a miniature city. Activities include eating, sleeping, office work, laundry, management and maintenance, and that doesnt account for the higher health care practices of the facility, such as surgeries, imaging, patient care and infection prevention.
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Hospital system in the District of Columbia saves $42,000 a year by bringing sustainability efforts into sharp focus.
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New heating and water system in brand new facility tweaks design for improved sustainability.
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Embracing energy efficiency to attain measurable results is a facility-wide effort.
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Excelas executives charged its hospital directors with finding cost-cutting opportunities.
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Even small hospitals can make big moves to improve their sustainability.
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陳栠勛圖hosted a two-day Energy to Care Treasure Hunt at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore