Health care's role in environmental and health equity
The severe impacts of climate change in every region of the country are apparent. In 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency recorded more than 100 emergency and disaster declarations, including severe flooding from Hurricane Ida in the South and Northeast, wildfires throughout the Western United States and ice storms in Texas that paralyzed the state’s utility infrastructure.
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New heating and water system in brand new facility tweaks design for improved sustainability.
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Embracing energy efficiency to attain measurable results is a facility-wide effort.
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Excela’s executives charged its hospital directors with finding cost-cutting opportunities.
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Even small hospitals can make big moves to improve their sustainability.
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ASHE hosted a two-day Energy to Care Treasure Hunt at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore
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Atrium Health Cleveland has made great strides in energy efficiency in the last decade.