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The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

(3 days ago) WEBA breakdown of health care's global greenhouse gas footprint into contributions from individual greenhouse gas species (appendix pp 29–30) shows that CO 2 (51%; mainly from fuel combustion and land use change occurring in the supply-chain network …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30121-2/fulltext

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Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector — A Call to Action

(Just Now) WEBThe U.S. health sector is responsible for an estimated 8.5% of national carbon emissions. These emissions stem directly from the operations of health care …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2115675

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Mandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net …

(1 days ago) WEBHealth care is responsible for approximately 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions. The authors note the need to measure and report emissions from health care organizations and propose ways to …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2210022

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Protecting planet and people: healthcare's climate …

(3 days ago) WEBThe healthcare sector contributes more than 4.4% of net global greenhouse gas emissions. Global Road Map for Health Care Decarbonization, outlines actions to reduce the sector’s global …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/healthcare-climate-action-roadmap/

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Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions - Agency for Healthcare …

(9 days ago) WEBThis primer serves as an action guide to help healthcare organizations reduce their carbon footprint and protect communities from climate threats. The primer describes six …

https://www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/decarbonization/index.html

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Decarbonizing Health Care: Engaging Leaders in Change

(4 days ago) WEBThe Paris Agreement of 2015 contained national commitments across sectors and businesses. In close alignment, in 2022 the U.S. Department of Health and …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.22.0433

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The Commonwealth Fund Decarbonizing the Health Care …

(6 days ago) WEBThe U.S. health care sector is a material contributor to GHG emissions due to its high standard of care, energy demands, waste generation, and complex supply …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Decarbonizing%20the%20Health%20Care%20System%20Guide_20240304.pdf

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Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In …

(Just Now) WEBThe health care industry is among the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the industrialized world. 1 It is responsible for 4.4–4.6 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and similar

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01247

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Reducing healthcare sector’s greenhouse gas emissions

(6 days ago) WEBThat’s when he learned that the healthcare sector is responsible for around 8.5% of total US greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). More specifically, anesthesia plays …

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/09/reducing-healthcare-sectors-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

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Carbon footprint of healthcare systems: a systematic review of …

(4 days ago) WEBTo assess trends in GHG emissions of healthcare, data from all studies that reported total emissions for more than 1 year were taken. The data were normalised to the respective …

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/4/e078464

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How the health care sector contributes to greenhouse gas emissions

(5 days ago) WEBThe health care industry “is among the most carbon-intensive service sectors in the industrialized world,” accounting for between 4.4% and 4.6% of …

https://journalistsresource.org/home/health-care-sector-climate-change-greenhouse-gas-research/

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Public reporting: the first step in addressing the health care …

(Just Now) WEBHealth care accounts for ~10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Hospitals and other facilities need to publicly report their emissions.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/06/29/public-reporting-health-care-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

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U.S. health care emissions continue to rise YaleNews

(1 days ago) WEBGreenhouse gas emissions associated with the American health care system continued to rise in the past decade — accounting for 8% of total U.S. emissions — and …

https://news.yale.edu/2020/12/07/us-health-care-emissions-continue-rise

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Effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation intervention for health …

(4 days ago) WEBGreenhouse gas mitigation of health-care system waste through waste management systems with composting or recycling: Relative emission reductions are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10898283/

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Health care industry is a major source of harmful emissions

(3 days ago) WEBIts rate of greenhouse gas emissions increased 30% between 2006 and 2016, Sherman said. The healthcare sectors of the United States, Australia, Canada, …

https://news.yale.edu/2019/08/02/healthcare-industry-major-source-harmful-emissions

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Taking action towards climate-resilient, low-carbon, health …

(8 days ago) WEBDespite calls to action to address the accelerating climate crisis, 1 there are few coordinated efforts in Canada that raise awareness of the scale of action required to …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08404704241252032

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Stanford Health Care earns Joint Commission’s Sustainable …

(2 days ago) WEBStanford Health Care’s Sustainability Program Office has established four sustainability goals: Reducing energy use in buildings by 25% by 2030; Diverting 90% of …

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/05/joint-commission-certification.html

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Health Sector Pledge HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBOn Earth Day 2022, the White House and HHS launched the Health Sector Climate Pledge, a voluntary commitment to climate resilience and emissions reduction …

https://www.hhs.gov/climate-change-health-equity-environmental-justice/climate-change-health-equity/actions/health-sector-pledge/index.html

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Past, present, and future of sustainable intensive care: narrative

(9 days ago) WEBHealthcare systems are large contributors to global emissions, and intensive care units (ICUs) are a complex and resource-intensive component of these systems. …

https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-024-04937-9

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Diagnostic Imaging Modality in a …

(8 days ago) WEBRadiology generates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the production and use of medical imaging equipment. 1 Rising atmospheric GHG levels are directly …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08465371241253314

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Penn Medicine Signs National Health Sector Climate Pledge

(2 days ago) WEBThe Health Sector Climate Pledge is a voluntary commitment by healthcare organizations to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and achieve …

https://almanac.upenn.edu/articles/penn-medicine-signs-national-health-sector-climate-pledge

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Frontiers The potential of virtual healthcare technologies to …

(1 days ago) WEBHealthcare services have become one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) globally accounting for 4.4% of net GHG A. Action …

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1394095/full

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Climate Resilience for Health Care (CR4HC): Extreme Heat

(4 days ago) WEBExtreme heat events often cause a surge in health care demand – for both heat-related illness and all cause morbidity and mortality. Records from the U.S. Centers …

https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/climate-resilience-health-care-cr4hc-extreme-heat

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‘Two-Sided Green’: How 4 Health Systems Are Saving Money With …

(5 days ago) WEBIf the global healthcare industry this week that Texas-based Steward Health Care has filed for bankruptcy and $100,000 a year — as well as decreased …

https://medcitynews.com/2024/05/healthcare-renewable-energy-sustainability/

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GHGRP Emissions by Location US EPA

(7 days ago) WEBGHGRP Emissions by Location. Figure 1: Location and Total Reported Emissions from GHGRP Facilities (2022) Because it generally applies to facilities that …

https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/ghgrp-emissions-location

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Could Better Inhalers Help Patients, and the Planet? - KFF Health …

(7 days ago) WEBDivo explains that boot-shaped inhalers, which represent nearly 90% of the U.S. market for asthma medication, save lives but also contribute to climate change. …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/inhalers-environmentally-friendly-planet-dry-powder-climate-changer/

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Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from ships registered in …

(8 days ago) WEBThe shipping sector is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We aimed to calculate GHG emissions categorized by ship type for all …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14750902241230354?icid=int.sj-full-text.citing-articles.2

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Curbing the carbon footprint of health care - The Lancet

(5 days ago) WEBCurbing the carbon footprint of health care. Technology and innovation is a key theme of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, hoping to catalyse the development …

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/landig/PIIS2589-7500(23)00229-7.pdf

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EPA Finalizes GHG Powerplant Rule, Setting Stage for "Major …

(2 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 9, 2024, finalized its Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants. The rule, which would …

https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/05/epa-finalizes-ghg-powerplant-rule-setting-stage

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How science cleared the air over inhaled health risks

(4 days ago) WEBAlways talk to your health care provider for diagnosis and treatment, including your specific medical needs. If you have or suspect that you have a medical …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/10/how-science-cleared-the-air-over-inhaled-health-risks

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WEBA cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, an …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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US Republican attorneys general sue to stop EPA's carbon rule

(5 days ago) WEBItem 1 of 2 The Robert W Scherer Power Plant, a coal-fired electricity plant operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of the Southern Company, in Juliette, Georgia, …

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/25-us-states-challenge-epa-power-plant-emissions-rule-court-2024-05-09/

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WEBAscension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care The attack follows another one that has caused a …

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ascension-health-cyberattack-disrupts-patient-care-what-happened-rcna151462

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Here's what the VW fraud is really going to cost us - POLITICO

(4 days ago) WEBIn fact, it will exact a measurable toll in human health. But measuring the real costs against the rhetoric is a reminder of just how broadly cars affect the world, and how much …

https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/09/heres-what-the-vw-fraud-is-really-going-to-cost-us-000260/

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Women's HealthCare Group of North Jersey

(3 days ago) WEBWomen's Health Care Group is affiliated with Holy Name Medical Center, and a member of Holy Name Medical Partners. For information about Holy Name Medical Center, please …

https://www.whcgnj.com/

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Health-care giant Ascension says hack is disrupting patient care

(7 days ago) WEBAscension, which operates 140 hospitals, says the hack has disrupted clinical care. The extent and duration of the disruption weren’t immediately clear.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/09/cyberattack-hack-hospital-ascension/

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