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Air quality
EtO-free sterilization reduces risk and improves air quality (1/06)
AHRQ
AHRQ offers free DVD with case studies for evidence-based design (06/08)
Assessment
How green is your facility? A quick assessment tool (1/06)
New flooring materials improve indoor air quality; reduce maintenance cost (1/06)
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Best Practices
Global Health and Safety Initiative launched to share best practices (06/08)
Bulletins
Implementing a pharmaceutical waste management system (10/29/07)
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Case Studies
Premier's Green Corner: Case studies, success stories on green purchasing and healthcare practices (06/08)
Chemical waste
Lab chemical waste recycling saves $1.7 million (1/06)
Cleaning
Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: Reducing human health effects and environmental impacts (08/10)
EPA - "Green" disinfectant label claims (06/09)
Green cleaning program cuts cost by 75 percent (1/06)
CleanMed
CleanMed 2009 spotlights sustainability (06/09)
CleanMed: Industry's leading EPP conference (1/06)
Computers
EPEAT reaches milestone (06/09)
Risky e-waste – EPA offers guidance (06/09)
Healthcare industry mobilizes on electronic waste issue (4/07)
Premier safely disposes two tons of IT equipment (1/06)
University hospital safely disposes old computers (1/06)
Conferences
Premier Conference focuses on “green” (06/09)
CleanMed: Industry's leading EPP conference (1/06)
Construction
Green Seal’s new paint standard (06/09)
Buying green lighting (06/09)
Construction focus on energy savings (06/09)
Sustainable design promotes healing (06/09)
Cost and energy savings with transparent low-e glass (06/08)
Green Guide for Healthcare toolkit stimulates environmentally friendly building projects (4/07)
Hospitals expand green building efforts to create healing environments (4/07)
InformeDesign Web site fosters hospital, designer collaboration on "green" projects
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Design
Practical guidance on energy-efficient improvements with return on investment (06/08)
New carpet standard seeks to promote sustainability and reduce waste (06/08)
NIOSH Prevention through Design - Safer products and environmental design (06/08)
Hospitals expand green building efforts to create healing environments (4/07)
InformeDesign Web site fosters hospital, designer collaboration on "green" projects (4/07)
DEHP
Governments address DEHP risks (06/09)
Donations
Equipment donations nets savings (06/09)
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Electronics
EPEAT reaches milestone (06/09)
Risky e-waste – EPA offers guidance (06/09)
Healthcare industry mobilizes on electronic waste issue (4/07)
Premier safely disposes two tons of IT equipment (1/06)
University hospital safely disposes old computers (1/06)
Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency’s ROI – Premier programs (06/09)
2,200 track energy with EPA portfolio manager (06/09)
Hospitals are buying “green” energy (06/09)
Hospitals becoming more energy efficient (4/07)
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Facilities
Green Guide for Healthcare toolkit stimulates environmentally friendly building projects (4/07)
Hospitals expand green building efforts to create healing environments (4/07)
InformeDesign Web site fosters hospital, designer collaboration on "green" projects
Greening of healthcare: hospitals making a difference (1/06)
How green is your facility? A quick assessment tool (1/06)
Flooring
Resilient Flooring & Chemical Hazard (08/10)
Food
Green - healthy food projects grow (06/09)
Healthy food movement spreads to healthcare (4/07)
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GHSI
GHSI builds on safety momentum (06/09)
Green practices/policies
Greenhouse gas threat confirmed (06/09)
Key sustainability organizations create Practice Greenhealth for greater effectiveness (06/08)
New H2E environmental guide bridges JCAHO, federal regulations (4/07)
"Green" demands from hospitals, investors, fuel Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (4/07)
Greening of healthcare: hospitals making a difference (1/06)
Order a free CD of speakers and case studies from programs on "green" healthcare practices (1/06)
Guidelines
New H2E environmental guide bridges JCAHO, federal regulations (4/07)
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Hazardous waste disposal
Premier safely disposes two tons of IT equipment (1/06)
Lab chemical waste recycling saves $1.7 million (1/06)
University hospital safely disposes old computers (1/06)
On-site autoclave for waste saves $250,000 (1/06)
New program cuts hazardous waste in half (1/06)
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Leadership
Green, safer fabric alternatives – New report urges leadership by industry (06/08)
Premier cited for environmental leadership (1/06)
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Nursing
Luminary Project lights the way for nurses to share green successes (1/06)
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Pest control
Safer and cost-effective pest control (1/06)
PGH
PGH plants trees in Haiti for winners (06/09)
PGH calculates energy health burden (06/09)
PGH in 11th year with “green” tools
PVC/DEHP
Catholic Healthcare West switches to PVC/DEHP-free products (1/06)
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Recycling
'PET' plastic recycled into bottles (06/09)
Oregon hospitals recycle bulbs (1/06)
Resources
Premier launches Web site with "Green" Success Stories (4/07)
Order a free CD of speakers and case studies from programs on "green" healthcare practices (1/06)
Premier Safety Institute resources: Visit Web site for in-depth green resources and news (1/06)
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Statistics
"Green" demands from hospitals, investors, fuel Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (4/07)
Quick Stats (1/06)
Successes
Premier launches Web site with "Green" Success Stories (4/07)
Luminary Project lights the way for nurses to share green successes (1/06)
Surgery
OR surgeons going green (06/09)
W
Water
Medical center saves big by being smarter about water (1/06)