Join Practice Greenhealth

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

• Members: Log in and click here to download, The Business Case for Greening the Health Care Sector
• Not yet a member? Please complete a short form to download, The Business Case for Greening the Health Care Sector

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The Latest…

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

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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

Webinar Archive