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Intergrating Environmental Sustainability Into Clinical LaboratoriesClinical laboratories operate around the clock, aiding health care providers in diagnosing, treating, and managing patient care.…
Sometimes it seems the sustainability tasks we face are so enormous it's difficult to know where to start.This little table hopefully gives some ideas as to what we can do in our professional and/or…
Midlands Kidney Network - Benefits of Central Delivery Systems (CDS) for In-Centre Haemodialysis
Waste benefits:
Most units will use a 6L canister per treatment which is not fully utilised,…
These recommendations to support healthcare providers working in the renal field were developed to raise awareness of the importance of evaluation of the current situation in their renal units as a…
The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) have produced this toolkit:
A beginners guide to sustainability in the ICU
There is guidance on these themes for intensive care…
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members
Elena Grossman, MPH, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, Marie Heffernan, PhD, Erika Ninos, Monica Nakielski, Michelle…
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Elena Grossman, MPH, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, Marie Heffernan, PhD, Erika Ninos, Monica Nakielski, Michelle Hoersch
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location:Brian Gray/ Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Issue:MedStar Harbor Hospital (MHH) sits on…
Key learning point
"We advocate that every renal unit both in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe considers salvaging reject water as it offers a major opportunity to reduce not only the…
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May 2010
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Connor, A., Milne, S., Owen, A., Boyle, G., Mortimer, F., & Stevens, P.
Key learning point
By redirecting clean reject water to the boiler house for steam production, the hospital achieves significant water savings, reduced sewerage costs, and greenhouse gas…
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July 2013
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Daniel Speakman, Staff Nurse, University Hospitals of Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
This case study was joint winner of the 2013 Green Nephrology Awards.
The project was implemented by a multi professional team, comprising Gary Carlisle (ward manager), David Croft (chief renal…
