E111 Leading Communities to a Healthier Future with The Healthier Hospitals Initiative - November 19, 2013
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E111 Leading Communities to a Healthier Future with The Healthier Hospitals Initiative November 19, 2013
“Climate Change Climate change will be the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.” World Health Organization “Effects on health of climate change will be felt by most populations in the next decades and put the lives and wellbeing of billions of people at increased risk. ” The Lancet Journal
Most vulnerable population.
“The Incidence of environmentally
Caused cancers is grossly underestimated.”
Presidential Cancer Report, 2009
U.S. National Institutes of Health
The Lancet, 2007
Health care spending is 10% more for health care workers than for the general population. “At some point, we need to understand that to truly reduce health care costs we need to promote healthy lifestyles to prevent illness – not just focus on changing benefits plan design. A healthy environment is an essential component when pursuing a healthy lifestyle. “ Thora Khademazad Manager, Health Enhancement Tenet Healthcare
Health Care Sector Accounts for nearly 10%
of the country’s carbon dioxide emissions
Journal of the American Medical Association
According to US Department of Energy
Information Agency, hospitals and health
care facilities are the second most energy
intensive building sector in the U.S.,
November 2009
What Engages Employees?
US businesses lose $11
•Relationship with billion annually as a result
of employee turnover.
immediate Bureau Of National Affairs
supervisor
• Belief in senior
leadership
• Pride in working
for the company
What are the goals of a Healing Environment?
Evidence Sweet Environmental
Based Design Spot Stewardship
Principles
1. Improve Safety
2. Contribute to Ecological Health
3. Reduce Stress of Building OccupantsMaking the Connection
Healthcare’s
“Ah Ha!”
Impact on
Environment
Responsible and Environment’s
Preventative Impact on Public
Medicine Health
First Do No HarmHHI Overview
Sponsoring Health Systems
Healthier Hospitals Initiative
Goal is to enroll 2000 hospitals
FREE for all enrollees
Modeled after IHI 100,000 Lives Campaign
• Acceleration strategy at the intersection
of sustainability, patient and worker safety
• Using proven strategies to drive success
Milestone Report
a POWERFUL evidence-based story to tellPower of Standardized Data Collection
Challenge Goal Measure
Engaged Leadership Over 20 qualitative activities Level 1 – 3 measures
Level 2 – 6 measures
Level 3 – 10 measures
Healthier Food Healthier Beverages Dollars Spent
Meat Reduction
Local Sourcing of Fruits & Veggies
Leaner Energy Energy Reduction Energy Star to track reduction
in weather adjusted energy
intensity by 3, 5 or 10%.
Less Waste Recycling Pounds to total
RMW Reduction Pounds per Adjusted Patient
C&D Recycling Day
Safer Chemicals Healthier Interiors Dollars
DEHP Free Medical Devices Qualitative
Green Cleaning Dollars
Smarter Purchasing SUD Reprocessing Dollars
Kit Reformulation Qualitative Count
EPEAT DollarsFoot in the Door With • Cost Savings First • Regulatory Compliance • Safety, Quality • Health • Engagement • Press
Engaged Leadership
Strategic Priority: Operational Focus:
• Create a strategic sustainability plan • Create sustainability responsibilities
within the organization
• Create a Mission statement/Guiding
principle/charter • Create an environmental steering
committee with regular meetings
Systematic Communication: Stakeholder Engagement:
• Communicate progress on • Participate in programs to support
sustainability initiatives to the board employee and community engagement
• Report progress regularly on • Educate all employees, including entering
sustainability initiatives to leadership employees, about sustainability
team
Level 1 – 3 of indicators
Level 2 – 6 of the indicators
Level 3 – 10 of the indicators“Cape Coral Hospital & Lee
Memorial Health System are
committed to a holistic approach to
care. Gone are the days of just
treating a symptom or a disease;
today the patient as a whole is the
focus, their well-being a priority,
and supporting them in an
environment that promotes
wellness with a staff that focuses
on the patient and their caregiver's
whole self the goal. This also
means we take care of ourselves
before we can truly care for others."
Scott Kashman
Chief Administrative Officer
Cape Coral Hospital - Lee
Memorial Health System
18Leadership involvement in
sustainability is the driving force on the
road to a successful implementation.
Cristina Jimenez, Chief Operating
Officer, Tenet Coral Gables Hospital
19Discussion
Scott Kashman
Cristina Jimenez, Chief Operating Chief Administrative Officer
Officer, Tenet Coral Gables Hospital Cape Coral Hospital - Lee Memorial Health
SystemStrength in Numbers
The 2012 HHI Milestone Report summarizes the initiative’s first
year of progress, with over 700 hospitals committed to HHI and
more than 350 contributing to the data pool.
Here are some of the incredible accomplishments:
• 50 million pounds of materials recycled
• $32,089,776 in savings resulting from
single-use medical device reprocessing
• $9 million spent on local/sustainable
food options
• $19,029,640 spent on DEHP/PVC free
medical products
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Thank you – Learn more and get involved Janet Brown 413/253-0254 jbrown@healthierhospitals.org www.healthierhospitals.org
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