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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Leadership

Argentina | Community Gardening, Hospital Italiano de San Justo. Download case study (in Spanish)
Australia | 2020 Challenge Climate Champion Case Study – Leadership, Kooweerup Regional Health Service. Download case study
Australia | 2020 Challenge Climate Champion Case Study – Resiliency, Kooweerup Regional Health Service. Download case study
Australia | Assessing Awareness of and Sentiment towards Environmental Sustainability, Northern Health. Download case study
Australia | Community Energy Efficiency Program, Uniting Care Queensland. Download case study
Australia | Development of a Local Sustainability Action Plan, Western Health. Download case study
Australia | Developing an Environmental Sustainability Plan, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. Download case study
Australia | Leadership, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Australia | Promote and enable climate action- Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF), Victorian Branch. Download case study
Australia | Reducing hunger and food waste in our community, Melbourne Health. Download case study
Australia | Reducing Waste from Operating Theatres, Melbourne Health. Download case study
Australia | Staff Sustainability Survey, South Western Sydney Local Health District. Download case study
Australia | Stakeholder Engagement, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Australia | Targeting 100% Renewable Energy by 2025, Ambulance Victoria, Download case study
Australia | Waste Management Planning in a New Build, Mater Misericordiae Limited. Download case study
Chile | Benefits of tree planting, Complejo Hospitalario San José de Maipo. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Creating Incentives for Use of Public Transportation, Hospital Las Higueras. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Educating Staff on Climate Change, Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Green Teams, Hospital Penco Lirquén. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Improving Health Care Waste Management, Hospital San José de Parral. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Integrated management of organic waste, Hospital Tomé. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Leadership, Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del Río. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Leadership in Aconcagua, Servicio de Salud Aconcagua. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Promoting a culture of environmental health awareness, 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 | Recycling, Rehabilitation and Cooperation. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Recycling Plastics, Hospital Las Higueras. Download case study (in Spanish)
China | Strategic Research on Developing Green Health and Care System in China, China National Health Development Research Center. Download case study (in English | in Chinese)
Colombia | Replacement of dental amalgams, Red de Salud del Oriente E.S.E. Download case study (in Spanish)
Costa Rica | Green Week, Hospital de Niños de San José. Download case study (in Spanish)
Costa Rica | Reduction of Waste Generated by X Rays, Hospital Nacional de Niños “Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera”. Download case study (in Spanish)
Malaysia | Rehabilitation with a Difference – Overcoming Pain to Inspire Others and to Protect Mother Earth, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Dialysis Centre. Download case study
Malaysia | Promoting Health and Sustainability by Advocating Plant Based Diet during COVID-19 Pandemic, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Dialysis Centres. Download case study
Malaysia | Waste: Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle For Our Future Generations, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Dialysis Centre. Download case study
Nepal | Friendly Health Care Waste Management System in Nepal, Bir Hospital. Download case study
Nepal | Leader Among Private Hospitals in Nepal in Safe, Sustainable and Environmentally, Norvic International Hospital. Donwload case study
Nepal | Leadership in Environmental Health in District Health Posts and Hospitals, Gunjaman Singh Hospital. Download case study
Nepal | Leading as Example; Creating a Learning Platform About Practice of Safe Healthcare Waste Management System to Health Students, Kathmandu Model Hospital. Download case study
Nepal | Pioneer in Safe Health Care Waste Management in Nepal, National Kidney Center. Download case study
Nepal | Safe and Sustainable Health Care Waste Management, Kathmandu Model Hospital. Download case studies
Nepal | Waste Management, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital. Download case study
New Zealand | Communication and Engagement, How to Foster Support and Maintain Interest for Green Interventions in Healthcare, Counties Manukau District Health Board. Download case study
New Zealand | Go Well Travel, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Download case study
New Zealand | Green Teams, Counties Manukau District Health Board. Download case study
New Zealand | Sustainability at APAC (Asia Pacific Forum) 2015, Counties Manukau District Health Board. Download case study
New Zealand | Theatre Recycling at Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board. Download case study
Philippines | Initiative on Waste Management, St. Paul Hospital Cavite Inc. Download case study
South Africa | Hospital Staff Empowerment and Cost Savings, Victoria Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Leadership through Community Engagement, Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | National Lightining Roll-out, Netcare Limited. Download case study
South Africa | Online Data Management System Helps Reduce Waste, Bongani Regional Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Proactive Health Program, Edendale Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Raising awareness and promoting a positive culture towards reducing environmental impacts, George Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Reduce and Safely Dispose Health Care Waste, Bertha Gxowa Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Reducing the environmental impact of providing healthcare, George Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Streamlining sustainability in health care risk waste management, Gauteng Department of Health- Directorate- Health Care Waste and Occupational Hygiene Risk Management. Download case study
South Africa | Waste Segregation and Sharps Injury Prevention, Kapiri Mposhi District Hospital (KDH). 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)
Taiwan | Active Transportation: Step Right Up!, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study
Taiwan | Environmental Stewardship: Hospital Waste Reduction, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study
Taiwan | Green and Healthy Hospital Enviroznment Achievable with Leadership, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Download case study
Taiwan | Hospital Carpooling App, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study
Taiwan | COVID-19- Redesign of Hospital Screening Area for PPE Conservation, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study
United Kingdom | Creating the Conditions for Change, Sustainable Development Unit of NHS England and Public Health England. Download case study
United States | Capturing the Wind’s Energy to Create Clean Electricity, Gundersen Health System, Practice Greenhealth. Download case study
United States | Engaged Leadership, Bon Secours Health System, Practice Greenhealth. Download case study

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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.