Search Tag: Sustainability

ICU Management

Shaping-kidney-care-fresenius-medical-care-2023-annual-sustainability-report

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

Sustainability

Shaping-kidney-care-fresenius-medical-care-2023-annual-sustainability-report

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

Executive Health Management

Healthcare-staff-engagement-goes-in-the-right-direction-yet-challenges-remain

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

Sustainability

Healthcare-staff-engagement-goes-in-the-right-direction-yet-challenges-remain

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

IT Management

Work-life-integration-social-isolation-among-healthcare-leaders

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

Executive Health Management

Work-life-integration-social-isolation-among-healthcare-leaders

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

Sustainability

Work-life-integration-social-isolation-among-healthcare-leaders

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

IMAGING Management

Ecr-2024-day-2-can-radiology-become-sustainable

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

Sustainability

Ecr-2024-day-2-can-radiology-become-sustainable

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

IMAGING Management

Ecr-2024-day-1-the-green-hospital-enhancing-sustainability

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

Sustainability

Ecr-2024-day-1-the-green-hospital-enhancing-sustainability

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

IMAGING Management

Gender-and-demographic-disparities-in-radiology-residency-applications

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

Executive Health Management

Gender-and-demographic-disparities-in-radiology-residency-applications

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

Sustainability

Gender-and-demographic-disparities-in-radiology-residency-applications

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

Executive Health Management

Ihf-and-paho-who-sign-agreement-to-strengthen-hospital-management-in-the-americas

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

Sustainability

Cvs-health-adds-two-new-renewable-energy-projects-with-constellation

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

Executive Health Management

Xcel-energy-and-gundersen-partner-for-100-resilient-and-renewable-energy-campus

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

Executive Health Management

Philips-unveils-global-brand-sustainability-campaign-care-means-the-world

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

Sustainability

Philips-unveils-global-brand-sustainability-campaign-care-means-the-world

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

Executive Health Management

Ihf-partners-workshop-in-2030-hospitals-will-be-sustainable-how-do-we-get-there

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

Sustainability

Ihf-partners-workshop-in-2030-hospitals-will-be-sustainable-how-do-we-get-there

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

Executive Health Management

Over-40-million-health-professionals-rally-for-urgent-health-and-climate-action-at-cop28

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

Sustainability

Over-40-million-health-professionals-rally-for-urgent-health-and-climate-action-at-cop28

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

Health Management

From-polluting-healthcare-sector-to-environmentally-conscious-healthcare-systems

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

Executive Health Management

From-polluting-healthcare-sector-to-environmentally-conscious-healthcare-systems

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

Sustainability

From-polluting-healthcare-sector-to-environmentally-conscious-healthcare-systems

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

Health Management

Leveraging-digital-technology-to-make-healthcare-sustainable

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

Sustainability

Leveraging-digital-technology-to-make-healthcare-sustainable

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

Health Management

Healthy-people-healthy-planet-supporting-sustainability-in-healthcare-with-the-cloud

2023 30 Oct

If the health sector were a country, it would be the  fifth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide  equivalent (CO2e) on the planet. To become more sustainable, the health sector is turning to the cloud.   A sustainable healthcare system is one that “improves, maintains, or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging...Read more

Sustainability

Healthy-people-healthy-planet-supporting-sustainability-in-healthcare-with-the-cloud

2023 30 Oct

If the health sector were a country, it would be the  fifth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide  equivalent (CO2e) on the planet. To become more sustainable, the health sector is turning to the cloud.   A sustainable healthcare system is one that “improves, maintains, or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging...Read more