Search Tag: Sustainability

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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The-psychological-struggle-a-trading-mindset

2023 30 Oct

An overview of the psychological struggle many professional traders experience and how they can circumvent common pitfalls and save time.   Key Points Fear is one of the primary factors behind failure to achieve consistent success. It is impossible to eliminate emotion from trading, though one can learn to control their response to the...Read more

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Becoming-more-sustainable-in-operating-rooms

2022 19 Dec

In the U.S., the healthcare industry is responsible for approximately 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, with operating rooms producing the highest percentage of greenhouse gases.They can use up to six times more energy than the rest of the hospital, making them the single biggest producer of waste across the hospital.   According to a new study...Read more

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Singapore-transformative-shifts-in-healthcare-management-1

2019 02 Oct

Summary: In a world of changing healthcare ideals, all that is required is a change in our mindset. Transformation is accelerating in healthcare, and this is particularly true with regards to healthcare in Singapore. It has been ranked the longest for life expectancy at birth (Global Burden of Disease Study 2017) as well as second for healthcare...Read more