Oregon saw a two-year increase in visits to emergency departments after the state expanded Medicaid in 2008, according to a new study led by health economists at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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By September 2014, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami had seen less than 40 heroin overdoses for the year. In the same time frame for 2016, Jackson Memorial treated more than 180 heroin overdose patients with 52 cases occurring in September…
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison, Wis.). The William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital formally committed to environmental sustainability in 2005 when it established its Green Environmental Management System in June 2005. GEMS encourages employees to comply with all…
Virginia Mason Hospital & Medical Center (Seattle). Virginia Mason’s commitment to sustainability dates back to the 1980s, when it started recycling. Now, its formal environmental stewardship initiative is known as EnviroMason and the hospital boasts a Green Team and sustainability…
University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle). UW Medical Center is the academic medical center of UW, which is devoted to sustainability in its own right — it earned a perfect rating and a spot on The Princeton Review’s Green Honor…
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University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington). UVM Medical Center’s green efforts date back to 1989 when a nurse started a recycling program on her unit. Now, the hospital boasts both a Green Team and a management-level Sustainability Council to create…
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (Ann Arbor). U-M Hospitals and Health Center’s Environmental Stewardship Steering Committee and its subcommittees oversee the organization’s sustainability efforts. As part of its commitment to the environment, the system requires all new buildings,…
University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore). UMMC’s Green Team formed in 2007 to help the hospital reduce environmental risks, promote the welfare and health of the environment and to take responsibility in promoting conservation and environmental stewardship. The hospital’s commitment…
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood, Ohio). UH Ahuja Medical Center was the first hospital in the nation to receive LEED New Construction 2009 certification, boasting a LEED Silver certification. Its design includes water runoff reduction features in the landscape…
UCSF Medical Center/UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (San Francisco). UCSF Medical Center has made several commitments to sustainability, including buying reusable medical devices and reusable pillows, thus producing less medical waste and saving money, and changing menus to include 26 percent…