Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare Operating Rooms

Environmental Achievements

• MetroWest Medical Center saved an estimated $29,843 and reduced its waste stream by 5,606 lbs of disposable blue wrap by transitioning 66% of its surgical instrumentation to reusable rigid sterilization containers.
• Bon Secours Good Samaritan Hospital avoided the creation of 261,999 lbs. of waste and saved $86,460 by installing a fluid management system.
• Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) realized $17.6 million in savings by reprocessing medical devices and avoided 298 tons of waste.

Social Achievements

• Improved worker health and safety through reduced waste and improved practices.
• Engaging staff in multiple levels to build awareness and implement quick wins.

Governance Achievements

• Initiated the Greening the OR™ initiative to coalesce environmental best practices, improve patient safety, worker health, and the bottom line.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Inadequate/inferior technology
• Lack of information or data
• Patient safety concerns
• Culture
• Cost

Mitigation Strategies

• Providing data-driven case studies and best practices.
• Facilitating dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders.
• Developing implementation modules and resources.
• Offering webinars and sharing calls.
• Engaging surgeons and anesthesiologists through the Council for Environmentally Responsible Surgery (CERS).

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Collaboration with suppliers to develop sustainable products and processes.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Waste Reduction

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced hospital waste through third-party medical device reprocessing, saving hundreds of millions of dollars annually and preventing thousands of tons of waste from landfills.
• Significant, immediate, and measurable environmental performance improvements in regulated medical waste minimization, device reuse, and reprocessing, as well as medical plastics recycling through fluid management systems.
• Savings of nearly $60,000 annually in hazardous waste packaging, treatment, and disposal costs in a typical 10-suite operating room with fluid waste management systems.

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• High volume and variety of complex waste types in healthcare facilities.
• Misperception that sustainability initiatives are expensive.
• Time pressure on staff hindering greener behaviors.
• Lack of understanding of the value of reusable products.

Mitigation Strategies

• Third-party medical device reprocessing (requires no upfront capital investment).
• Implementation of fluid management systems.
• Evolving thinking around environmental accounting and cost evaluation.
• Vocal support of C-level leadership and vendor collaboration to train staff, simplify processes, and track success.
• Educating facilities on the lifecycle cost of products.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Promoting environmentally-preferable products

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Reusable sterile containers
• Fluid waste management systems

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed