Case Studies from GGHH Members

These case studies serve to celebrate GGHH members’ work and document what they have achieved. They can also serve as the basis for generating publicity that highlights what is possible and to motivate others to join the effort.

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Transportation

Australia | Transport at Mater Health Services, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Australia | Transport Access Guide, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Chile | Models for green transportation, Complejo Asistencial, Dr. Sótero del Río. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Creating Incentives for Use of Public Transportation, Hospital Las Higueras. Download case study (in Spanish)
Iceland | Green Travel Agreement for Employees, Landspítali. Download case study
New Zealand | Go Well Travel, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Download case study
Spain | Reducing the Use of Private Cars, Xàtiva – Ontinyent Department of Health. Download case study (in Spanish)
Taiwan | Hospital Carpooling App, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study

Food

Argentina | Community Gardening at the Italian Hospital of San Justo, Buenos Aires. Download case study (in Spanish)
Australia | Food Room Service Project, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Chile | Green Teams, Hospital Penco Lirquén. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Healthy Eating Promotion Program, Complejo Asistencial “Dr. Víctor Ríos Ruiz”. Download case study (in Spanish)
Colombia | Promoting Healthy Eating Habits, Corporación Hospitalaria Juan Ciudad – Mederi. Download case study (in Spanish)
Brazil | Reducing Food Waste, Hospital Israelita de San Paulo Albert Einstein. Download case study (in Portuguese)
Malaysia | Vegetarianism and Utilization of Reusable Food Containers Reduces Carbon Emissions, Buddhist Tzu Buddhist Chi Dialysis Centre (Penang Branch). Download case study
New Zealand | Growing People at Woodford Gardens – Waitakere Hospital, Waitemata District Health Board. Download case study
South Africa | Leadership through Community Engagement, Lentegeur Hospital. Download case Study
South Africa | Proactive Health Program, Edendale Hospital. Download case study
Taiwan | Promoting Vegetarian Lifestyles with the Usage of Recyclable Dinnerware to Lessen Negative Impacts on the Environment, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study
United Kingdom | Unique Food Waste Digestor Saving Thousands for NHS, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. Download case study
United States | Healthy Beverage Case Study, Vanguard Health Chicago, Practice Greenhealth. Download case study

Pharmaceuticals

Australia | Development of a Local Sustainability Action Plan, Western Health. Download case study
Chile | Elimination and Reduction from Waste Generated by Pharmaceuticals, Complejo Asistencial ¨Dr. Víctor Ríos Ruiz¨. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Pharmaceuticals, Hospital de Puerto Aysen. Download case study (in Spanish)
Mexico | Herbal Therapy – Hospital Grown Medicinas, Hospital General de Ecatepec Dr. José Ma. Rodríguez, Instituto de Salud del Estado de Mexico. Download case study (in Spanish)
New Zealand | Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Anesthesia, Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau Health District Board. Download case study
South Africa | Educate Patients on the Safe Disposal of Insulin Syringes, Port Shepstone Regional Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Reduce and Safely Dispose Health Care Waste, Bertha Gxowa Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Safe disposal of insulin needles and unused medication,Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital. Download case study
Spain | Measures to Reduce Production of Hazardous Health Care Waste, Departament of Health from de Xàtiva – Ontinyent. Download case study (in English | in Spanish)

Buildings

China | Green Hospital Design at Yanzhou People’s Hospital, Chinese Hospital Association Hospital Architecture, System Research Branch. Download case study (in English | in Chinese)
Taiwan | Establish Environment Friendly Green Hospital in Multiple Aspects, China Medical University Hospital. Download case study (in English)
Taiwan | The Implementation of Building and Energy Management System in Optimizing Energy-saving Practices, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study

Purchasing

Australia | Paper Reduction, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Brazil | Recycling Sterile Surgical Material Wrapers, Hospital Israelita de San Paulo Albert Einstein. Download case study (in Portuguese | in English)
Brazil | Reducing Suture Stitches Packaging, Hospital Israelita de San Paulo Albert Einstein. Download case study (in Portuguese)
Chile | Green Laundry- Switching to biodegradable cleaning products, Complejo Asistencial “Dr. Víctor Ríos Ruiz”. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Raising awareness on our impact on the ozone layer, Hospital Salamanca. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Sustainable Purchasing for a Healthy Environment, Hospital de la Familia y la Comunidad de Nacimiento. Download case study (in Spanish)
Colombia | Replacement of dental amalgams, Red de Salud del Oriente E.S.E. Download case study (in Spanish)
Philippines | Initiative on Green Procurement, Philippine Heart Center. Download case study
United States | Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) – Purchasing Environmentally Responsible Computers, Kaiser Permanente, Practice Greenhealth. Download case study

See case studies on other GGHH Agenda Goals

How to submit case studies?

We encourage GGHH members to submit one or more case studies highlighting their work related to a GGHH Goal. If you are a a GGHH member and would like to submit a case study, please complete the case study template and send it to globalnetwork@hcwh.org.

Once received, submissions will be reviewed and considered for publication on greenhospitals.net.

If you are not a member of the GGHH but have information or a case study you would like to share, we invite you to consider joining this worldwide initiative that brings together hospitals, health systems, health, professional and/or academic organizations to reduce their environmental footprint and promote public environmental health.

** Note: These case studies were produced with information, images and documents provided by GGHH members, who have authorized their dissemination.