Sustainability
June 22 at noon ET, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will host a webinar to review the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax incentives to reduce emissions in the health sector, including direct payment opportunities for not-for-profit hospitals and…
A University of Michigan expert discusses how environmental sustainability efforts can benefit hospitals and health systems and supplement their other ongoing initiatives like engaging the workforce.
There is growing awareness in the health care field that becoming a better steward of the environment is something well within the capabilities of most health caregivers.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity today released a resource to help the health sector find grants, loan programs and tax credits to invest in renewable energy and build resilient infrastructure.
The International Hospital Federation’s Geneva Sustainability Centre seeks hospitals to preview and provide feedback on a digital platform it plans to launch this summer to help hospitals assess and track their environmental sustainability efforts, access training and replicate best practices.
Hospitals, health systems and other stakeholders can still sign the Administration’s Health Sector Climate Pledge, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity announced today, noting that multiple stakeholders have asked to join the initiative since the…
Glossary of terms for health care sustainability
Even as signs indicate that inflation is slowing, a recent consumer survey conducted by Deloitte indicates that 28% of Americans, or roughly 72 million adults, feel less prepared to pay for medical costs than they did last year.
International Hospital Federation leaders recently briefed the World Health Organization on its Geneva Sustainability Centre, launched this year with support from University Hospitals of Geneva to help hospital and health system leaders advance environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient…
Over 100 health care organizations have signed the Administration’s Health Sector Climate Pledge to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2030, among other actions, a Department of Health and Human Services delegation yesterday told the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27)…