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Chair File: Making Health Care More Environmentally Sustainable
The AHA has developed a sustainability roadmap for health care. This roadmap provides excellent resources and strategic guidance for hospitals and health systems that are adopting practices to support the environment and their communities.
New training series for health care environmental services teams available
AHA’s Association for the Health Care Environment has released an on-demand subscription training program to help health care leaders train, transform and retain their health care environmental services teams.
ASHE receives 6th consecutive ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award
The Environmental Protection Agency March 26 presented AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering with a 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award, the program’s highest honor, for its long-term commitment to fighting climate change and protecting public health through energy efficiency.
EPA issues final rule on ethylene oxide emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency March 14 issued a final rule that will require significantly reduced emissions from commercial facilities that sterilize medical devices and other equipment using ethylene oxide gas.
AHA, ASHE unveil sustainability toolkit for health care executives
A new toolkit from AHA and its American Society for Health Care Engineering is helping prepare hospital and health system leaders to navigate the complex landscape of sustainability and decarbonization within the health care field.
AHA leaders take part in World Hospital Congress
AHA leaders are participating in the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress in Lisbon, Portugal.
IHF center releases tool to support health care environmental stewardship
The International Hospital Federation’s Geneva Sustainability Centre, in partnership with Deloitte, launched a Sustainability Accelerator Tool Oct. 24 to help hospital and health care leaders assess and track organizational efforts to reduce emissions and promote environmental stewardship.
New ASHE program helps health care teams make facilities more sustainable
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering has launched a team training and consultation program that can help hospitals and health systems identify opportunities to become more environmentally sustainable while saving an average $900,000 a year.
Joint Commission announces voluntary hospital certification program for environmental sustainability
The Joint Commission in January will launch a voluntary certification program to help U.S. hospitals accelerate their sustainable practices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
AHA comments on IRS proposed rule on energy incentives
Commenting on proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations to implement Inflation Reduction Act clean energy and energy efficiency incentives, AHA said it generally supports the regulations permitting certain taxpayers to elect a direct cash payment in lieu of credits but recommends changes to make them more useful to members and beneficial to the environment.