Environmental Professionals Network- October
HEALTHY PLANET, HEALTHY PATIENTS: HOSPITALS REDUCE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
This EPN Breakfast program, in collaboration with the Ohio Hospital Association’s Environmental Leadership Council, Practice Greenhealth and Health Care without Harm, focuses onefforts to embed environmental sustainability into healthcare systems in Ohio. We will explore how three hospitals – the Cleveland Clinic, Barnesville Hospital and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center– are working to increase their energy efficiency, retrofit lighting fixtures, engage in staff and public education programming and reach carbon neutrality goals. This program will conclude with a presentation of several Ohio EPA Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Award winners from our state’s hospital sector.