Search Tag: Sustainability
2024 03 Apr
It started with sea anemones at a college lab. As an undergrad in Swarthmore College’s marine biology program, Farah Hussain, MD , used the organisms to study coral bleaching, where a coral turns white from stressors like high temperature or pollution—a tell-tale sign of climate change. That’s when her interest in environmental advocacy began....Read more
2024 22 Mar
Fresenius Medical Care delivers on commitments during a year of fundamental transformation Progress towards sustainability goals in key areas: patient satisfaction, diversity in management, climate target roadmap Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases,...Read more
2024 22 Mar
Fresenius Medical Care delivers on commitments during a year of fundamental transformation Progress towards sustainability goals in key areas: patient satisfaction, diversity in management, climate target roadmap Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases,...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Healthcare workers are demonstrating increased engagement in their workplaces, marking a positive shift since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as indicated by a recent report by Press Ganey . This report depicts findings from 2.2M responses collected from annual, pulse, and lifecycle surveys conducted by organisations that partner with Press...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Healthcare workers are demonstrating increased engagement in their workplaces, marking a positive shift since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as indicated by a recent report by Press Ganey . This report depicts findings from 2.2M responses collected from annual, pulse, and lifecycle surveys conducted by organisations that partner with Press...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Over the past few years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial strains, supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and limitations on clinical services. These issues, compounded by inflation-related economic concerns, have deeply affected both healthcare...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Over the past few years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial strains, supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and limitations on clinical services. These issues, compounded by inflation-related economic concerns, have deeply affected both healthcare...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Over the past few years, the U.S. healthcare system has faced significant challenges, including those brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as financial strains, supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and limitations on clinical services. These issues, compounded by inflation-related economic concerns, have deeply affected both healthcare...Read more
2024 29 Feb
Healthcare contributes substantially to the overall greenhouse gas emissions. Among all specialities, radiology is one of the most energy-intensive despite the industry's efforts to provide lower-consumption devices. Furthermore, contrast media residuals in wastewater and medical waste in interventional radiology contribute to radiology's environmental...Read more
2024 29 Feb
Healthcare contributes substantially to the overall greenhouse gas emissions. Among all specialities, radiology is one of the most energy-intensive despite the industry's efforts to provide lower-consumption devices. Furthermore, contrast media residuals in wastewater and medical waste in interventional radiology contribute to radiology's environmental...Read more
2024 28 Feb
With industry companies publicizing their efforts to decrease the energy consumption of devices and unveiling AI solutions for power management, sustainability was one of the main keywords of the ECR (European Congress of Radiology) congress in Vienna. In a session chaired by Jose Guilherme Couto (Malta) and Philipp Brantner (Switzerland), lecturers...Read more
2024 28 Feb
With industry companies publicizing their efforts to decrease the energy consumption of devices and unveiling AI solutions for power management, sustainability was one of the main keywords of the ECR (European Congress of Radiology) congress in Vienna. In a session chaired by Jose Guilherme Couto (Malta) and Philipp Brantner (Switzerland), lecturers...Read more
2024 13 Feb
A recent examination of residency programme data spanning from 2013 to 2022 reveals a significant gender gap in applications to radiology residency programmes compared to other specialties. Over this period, the proportion of female applicants to radiology residencies was nearly 21% lower than those applying to other programmes. Gender...Read more
2024 13 Feb
A recent examination of residency programme data spanning from 2013 to 2022 reveals a significant gender gap in applications to radiology residency programmes compared to other specialties. Over this period, the proportion of female applicants to radiology residencies was nearly 21% lower than those applying to other programmes. Gender...Read more
2024 13 Feb
A recent examination of residency programme data spanning from 2013 to 2022 reveals a significant gender gap in applications to radiology residency programmes compared to other specialties. Over this period, the proportion of female applicants to radiology residencies was nearly 21% lower than those applying to other programmes. Gender...Read more
2024 25 Jan
Photo: Ronald Lavater, CEO, IHF, with Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO, and Dr Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr, Director, PAHO/WHO. The International Hospital Federation (IHF) and the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) have entered into a technical cooperation agreement...Read more
2024 25 Jan
The two investments will reduce the company’s carbon footprint by nearly 114,000 metric tons annually CVS Health® announced two agreements that total 264,000-megawatt hours with Constellation to purchase zero-emission, renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of nearly 1,000 CVS Health locations in California, Washington, D.C.,...Read more
2024 24 Jan
Xcel Energy and Gundersen Health System have signed an agreement to create one of the first 100% resilient and renewable energy healthcare campuses in the United States. Through Xcel Energy’s EMPOWER Resiliency, Gundersen will build an all-renewable energy microgrid on the health system’s Onalaska Campus. The microgrid will combine a...Read more
2024 11 Jan
Philips, a prominent global player in health technology, is taking a bold step toward putting patients and sustainable healthcare at the forefront with its latest global brand sustainability campaign, 'Care means the world.’ The campaign addresses a fundamental question: If our planet isn't healthy, can humans truly be? Philips recognizes...Read more
2024 11 Jan
Philips, a prominent global player in health technology, is taking a bold step toward putting patients and sustainable healthcare at the forefront with its latest global brand sustainability campaign, 'Care means the world.’ The campaign addresses a fundamental question: If our planet isn't healthy, can humans truly be? Philips recognizes...Read more
2023 21 Dec
The Partners’ Workshop at the World Hospital Congress 2023 featured representatives from major international and non-governmental healthcare organizations. Participants exchanged on ways to advance the quality and delivery of care, while improving the climate footprint of the healthcare sector. The workshop was chaired by Bertrand Levrat, CEO of the...Read more
2023 21 Dec
The Partners’ Workshop at the World Hospital Congress 2023 featured representatives from major international and non-governmental healthcare organizations. Participants exchanged on ways to advance the quality and delivery of care, while improving the climate footprint of the healthcare sector. The workshop was chaired by Bertrand Levrat, CEO of the...Read more
2023 18 Dec
Michal Dybowski has been appointed as the Government and Public Affairs Director at Polska Federacja Szpitali (PFSz), effective December 2023. Dybowski is a well-known expert in government affairs, sustainability, and healthcare system development, and he brings a wealth of experience to his new role. As Government and Public Affairs Director,...Read more
2023 04 Dec
More than 40 million health professionals worldwide joined WHO’s call to action on the first-ever Health Day at COP. Health works urgently plead for more immediate and decisive measures to phase out fossil fuels, transition to clean energy, enhance resilience, and provide support to the most vulnerable individuals and communities facing the harshest...Read more
2023 04 Dec
More than 40 million health professionals worldwide joined WHO’s call to action on the first-ever Health Day at COP. Health works urgently plead for more immediate and decisive measures to phase out fossil fuels, transition to clean energy, enhance resilience, and provide support to the most vulnerable individuals and communities facing the harshest...Read more
2023 30 Oct
Awareness, systems approach, interaction from top-down and bottom-up, willingness and urgency to take action and tackle the climate change problem with the decarbonisation of the health sector will require efforts from people involved in healthcare and the environment, according to the principle of “One Health”. Interventions are urgent. Time is...Read more
2023 30 Oct
Awareness, systems approach, interaction from top-down and bottom-up, willingness and urgency to take action and tackle the climate change problem with the decarbonisation of the health sector will require efforts from people involved in healthcare and the environment, according to the principle of “One Health”. Interventions are urgent. Time is...Read more
2023 30 Oct
Awareness, systems approach, interaction from top-down and bottom-up, willingness and urgency to take action and tackle the climate change problem with the decarbonisation of the health sector will require efforts from people involved in healthcare and the environment, according to the principle of “One Health”. Interventions are urgent. Time is...Read more
2023 30 Oct
Insights on making healthcare and hospitals more sustainable and strategies to make them more efficient and capable of leveraging digital technology to pursue these goals. Key Points Globally, the healthcare sector is responsible for 5% emissions. If healthcare was a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter. ECHAlliance - The...Read more
2023 30 Oct
Insights on making healthcare and hospitals more sustainable and strategies to make them more efficient and capable of leveraging digital technology to pursue these goals. Key Points Globally, the healthcare sector is responsible for 5% emissions. If healthcare was a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter. ECHAlliance - The...Read more