Environmental Sustainability in Hospitals and Green Initiative

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN HOSPITALS AND GREEN
INITIATIVE
Environmental sustainability in hospitals and green initiative
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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Discussion:.................................................................................................................................3
Electricity wastage reduction:....................................................................................................4
Water wastage reduction:...........................................................................................................4
Lean and green supply chain management:...............................................................................5
Solid and hazardous waste management:...................................................................................6
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................7
References list:...........................................................................................................................8

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Introduction:
The report is prepared for reviewing the green initiative undertaken by hospital sector
of United Arab Emirates. For this purpose, the essential aspects of the provided document
titled “Environmental sustainability in hospitals: The value of efficiency” have been
summarized. The document depicts the importance of maintaining environmental
sustainability is hospitals. Initiatives of sustainability in hospitals requires creating of
structure and availability of sufficient funds along with support in terms of cultural change
such as adequate resources, appropriate policies, effective leadership and vision that is clearly
communicated. Furthermore, healthcare organizations should be taken into account the
available opportunities such as water, energy, supply chain, commissioning and retro
commissioning waste for becoming sustainable (Hpoe.org, 2018). Health of population can
be improved by incorporating sustainability in their strategic approach. It has been
ascertained from some research that the top concern for most of the hospitals have been
financial pressure and the efforts of sustainability should be financially viable for generating
long term success.
Discussion:
For the purpose of analysis, the following issues have been addressed in Cleveland
Clinic Abu Dhabi of UAE that is known for providing complex and critical care requirements
that is unique to the Abu Dhabi population. Cleveland is a multispecialty hospital having the
institutes of Neurology, eye and respiratory, heart and vascular, emergency medicine. When
it comes to facilities management of healthcare it is required to implement a sustainable
business approach. Healthcare organizations would be able to save multimillion dollar by
providing solutions of sustainable facilities management through efficient practice of water,
energy and waste management (Bruns et al., 2017).