People, planet and profits: the case for greening operating rooms

Environmental responsibility in hospital care: Findings from a qualitative study

“…[18] In addition to the benefits presented in this paper, environmental responsibility has been proved to reduce expenses due to the reduced consumption of material and electricity. [20][21][22][23] Long-term strategic policies are required to promote environmental responsibility at an organizational level. [16,17] An environmental program is a strategic organizational policy paper, led by the hospital's senior management team, that defines the framework for systematically providing services without harming the environment.…”

“…[25] An increasing number of studies are looking at environmental responsibility in hospital care by observing different areas, especially waste management [19,28,29] and sustainable activities in the operating theater. [20,23,30] In contrast, very few studies have looked at comprehensive environmental responsibility in hospital organizations [9] and have merely referred to structural skeletons that promote ecologically sustainable patient care. [9,16,17] Therefore this topic had been chosen as the main focus in this study, which aims to identify the key elements of environmental responsibility in hospital care and the stakeholders involved.…”

Effective Hospital Waste Classification to Overcome Occupational Health Issues and Reduce Waste Disposal Cost

“…1 Research conducted by Yoan Kagoma, a medical director, showed that proper waste segregation is the single most effective cost-saving measure; therefore, he has suggested that all hospitals should compulsorily put this into practice. 2 In addition, a hospital should reduce its ecological footprint by practicing comprehensive medical waste segregation and integrating "reduce, reuse, recycle" concepts into its medical waste management system. 3 Moreover, without designated medical waste segregation, enormous waste from medical institutions, especially operating rooms, is classified as "biohazard waste."…”

“…1,2 Empiric antimicrobial therapy has led to the increased use of carbapenems for initial broad-spectrum treatment of nosocomial infections worldwide. 1,2 A few studies have suggested that carbapenems have a differential impact on gut ecology, defined as the emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acenitobacter baumannii (CRAB) and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA).…”

New Classification and Colour Code Development for an Efficient Medical Waste Segregation

“…A research conducted by Yoan-Kagoma, the medical director has been concluded that the proper waste segregation is the single most effective cost saving measure. Therefore, he has suggested that all the hospital should compulsory adopt this into practise (Kagoma et al, 2012). Addition to this, a hospital should reduce their ecological footprints by having comprehensive medical waste segregation and adopt "reduce, reuse, recycle" concept into medical waste management system (Kralji and Markic, 2008).…”