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Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices. Members include hospitals, healthcare systems, businesses and other stakeholders engaged in the greening of healthcare to improve the health of patients, staff and the environment. Join Now


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Join the Greenhealth Academy
Sustainability Training Series!

Coming to a location near you,
with a special tuition discount
for Practice Greenhealth Members

Infrastructure and Process for Sustainability in Health Care,
Full Day Training Events, coming to:

Chicago on September 21
Boston on October 19
Houston on November 4

Practice Greenhealth Launches Greening the OR Initiative

Practice Greenhealth has announced a major new program – the Greening the OR Initiative – to help the healthcare industry generate cost savings, maintain worker and patient safety and, most importantly, reduce the environmental footprint of our nation’s operating rooms.

ACCO Climate Leadership Series

“Healthy Hospitals: Changing Climate in Healthcare Facilities & Institutions” Septembr 29, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

A full-day program examining opportunities to modernize healthcare insitutions and facilities wit respect to energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and improved patient response.

Practice Greenhealth members receive 20% discount! Click here for more information.

Join the Practice Greenhealth Member Forum

You asked for it! More opportunities for Practice Greenhealth members to network and collaborate. So we’ve streamlined the Practice Greenhealth Member Forum. It’s the exclusive place for members to share information on the greening of healthcare.

To make that easy for you, RSS Feeds are available for the entire forum, individual topic areas, and even individual threads, so you can subscribe to exactly what you’re interested in.

The Forum has nine topic categories that make it easy for you to target your questions and comments. Monitor them all or just a few.

Check it out and get started today!
Remember, the Member Forum can only be successful with your regular participation. Other Practice Greenhealth members are waiting to hear from you.

2010 Environmental Excellence Award Winners

Practice Greenhealth has announced the 2010 Environmental Excellence Award winners. These competitive awards are given within the healthcare sector to institutions for outstanding programs to reduce the facility’s environmental footprint. A total of 274 awards were presented in eight categories to 245 facilities.

What Hospitals are Doing for Earth Day

This year marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Health Care Without Harm has created a special web page to share some Earth Day strategies. What did your facility or organization do to celebrate Earth Day? Let us know. Please email Janet Brown, with your organization’s name, earth day activity, description, and a URL if available. Feel free to send sample posters or other information as well. Thanks.

We will be frequently updating the List of Facility Earth Day Activities. Check back often.

Practice Greenhealth Business Member Listings Now Available

Find Practice Greenhealth Business Members that offer the green products and services you need in our new Business Member Listings


Upcoming Webinars

Sep 10 Greening Operations Series: Addressing Climate Change in New York City Hosptals- Creating a Sustainability Master Plan Through Federal, State & City Partnership
Sep 17 Green Construction Series: Views and Access to Nature
Sep 30 Introducing the Healthier Hospitals Initiative- HHI
Oct 01 New Member Welcome to Practice Greenhealth
Oct 08 Greening Operations Series: You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure: Developing a Qualitative and Quantitative Baseline for Sustainability
Oct 15 Green Construction Series: Case Studies of Campus Infrastructure – 2010 Update
Oct 20 Food Systems and Climate Change — Cool Strategies for a Hot World
Oct 27 Introduction to Greenhealth Tracker

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  • Energy Impact Calculator

    What are your facility’s energy health impacts and costs? What can you do to improve them?

    Calculate Your Impact

  • New Sustainability Posters

    In collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, PGH is now offering our members dynamic posters.

    Download & Print

  • Webinars!

    Don’t miss our exciting educational events.

    Webinar Calendar

  • New Sustainability Posters

    In collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, PGH is now offering our members dynamic posters.

    Download & Print

  • Healthcare Clean Energy Exchange

    Lead the fight against climate change with clean energy resources. Arrange a reverse auction for energy procurement.

    Learn More

Association of Climate Change Officers

Practice Greenhealth co-sponsoring “Healthy Hospitals: Changing Climate in Healthcare Faclities and Insitutions”

September 29, full-day workshop examining opportunities to modernize healthcare institutions and facilities with respect to energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and improved patient response.

Practice Greenhealth members receive 20% discount.

Click here for more information.

Greenhealth Tracker

Learn how the Greenhealth Tracker™
will help save your facility money
by tracking your waste and
managing your resources

New and Renewing Members:

  • M&R Facility Concepts, Inc. San Antonio,TX

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