Topics Being Addressed
- Reducing carbon emissions in hospitals
- Reducing pharmaceutical waste
- Improving patient experience and employee satisfaction
- Educating colleagues on sustainable practices
Resources
- National Academy of Medicine Sustainability Journey Map
- Americares Climate Resilient Health Clinics
- Health Care Without Harm & Practice Greenhealth
-The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health
- World's Most Sustainable Hospitals: https://healthcare-digital.com/top10/top-10-sustainable-hospitals
- See what other U.S. hospitals have done: https://practicegreenhealth.org/about/news/25-hospitals-setting-standard-sustainability-health-care
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Greening the OR
- Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
- Climate Resilience for Health Care Toolkit
- Singh et al. (2023). Crossing the Decarbonization Chasm: A Call to Action for Hospital and Health System Leaders to Reduce Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Founding Members
Dr. Diane Gordon
Dr. Diane Gordon is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist and an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology . She is involved with Anesthesia Sustainability efforts at the international, national and local levels and is Chair of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia's Special Interest Group for Sustainability. She is in constant pursuit of ways to decrease the environmental impact of anesthesia, increase awareness of individual practitioner responsibility and motivate colleagues to take a leadership role in this arena in their home institutions.
Dr. Nikita Habermehl
Dr. Nikita Habermehl is a pediatric emergency medicine physician. In addition to providing the best pediatric emergency care as possible, she is passionate about how the climate impacts human health, specifically pediatric health. She takes a holistic approach when providing care, and believes in helping patients better understand their own health. She advocates for her patients and communities by serving as a board member of Healthy Air & Water Colorado. She also teaches future physicians at the medical school and pediatric residents about how changes in the climate, like air quality, can impact their patients' health. She strives to make health care delivery more sustainable and reduce waste from our local hospitals & clinics.
Dr. Caitlin Rublee
Dr. Caitlin Rublee is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine. She serves as Vice Chair of The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and was the 2022-2024 American Board of Emergency Medicine National Academy of Medicine Fellow. She is a Term Member with the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Rublee is passionate about building health system resilience and advancing population health in climate-vulnerable regions globally.
We SHOW up for...
...our patients
...our community
...our Earth