Health systems across the U.S. are implementing comprehensive plans to reduce carbon emissions, curb hospital waste and improve energy efficiency across their operations through multiyear projects impacting everything from the operating room to the cafeteria.
Some organizations, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, have signed a nonbinding pledge backed by the White House to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030.
“Hospitals are in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year,” says Dr. Mike Boninger, chief medical sustainability officer…
