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PRACTICE GREENHEALTH:ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
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ORGANIZATION NAME WINS PRACTICE GREENHEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Top Award Honors Best of Health Care Sector Efforts
(CITY, STATE) - <Organization> has been awarded the most prestigious environmental achievement Award presented by Practice Greenhealth,the nation’s leading health care membership community that empowers its members to increase their efficiencies and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety and care. The facility is now a member of the Environmental Leadership Circle for 2013.
“Only the best of the best receive this high honor,” said Practice Greenhealth Executive Director Laura Wenger, RN. “The members of the Environmental Leadership Circle represent the future of sustainability in health care, and <Organization Name>is no exception.”
The Environmental Leadership Circle recognizes healthcare facilities that exemplify environmental excellence and are setting the highest standards for environmental practices in health care. Award winners are chosen by the Practice Greenhealth Award review team from the top Partner for Change applicants. To be considered, facilities must meet the criteria for the mercury-free Award, recycle at least 25 percent of their total waste stream while holding Regulated Medical Waste to 8 percent or less, have implemented numerous other innovative pollution prevention programs, and be leaders in their community.
As evidenced in a recent Health Care Research Collaborative study, “Can Sustainable Hospitals Help Bend the Health Care Cost Curve?” introducing environmental sustainability measures in hospitals not only results in significant savings, it won’t increase operating costs. The implications are clear — given the return on investment, all hospitals should adopt and expand their sustainability programs.
“<Organization Name>works as a team to set our environmental goals and strives to not only meet but exceed them,” said <Organization Spokesperson>. “We are honored to be recognized for our hard work and leadership.”
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The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards were presented in Boston, Massachusetts, April 25at the CleanMed Conference & Exposition, THE premier national environmental conference for leaders in health care sustainability.
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