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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Waste

Argentina | Good Waste Management Practices in Healthcare Establishments, Hospital Dr. Roque Sáenz Peña. Download case study (in Spanish | in English)
Argentina | Hospital Waste: Proper Management, Hospital de Niños Santísima Trinidad. Download case study (in Spanish)
Australia | Anaesthetic Gases – Greenhouse Gas Reductions, Western Health. Download case study
Australia | Comparing Reusable to Single use Anesthetic Equipment, Western Health. Download case study
Australia | Development of a Local Sustainability Action Plan, Western Health. Download case study
Australia | Food Room Service Project, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Australia | Kids War on Waste, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network. Download case study
Australia | Minimizing Plastic Straw Use, UnitingCare Queensland. Download case study
Australia | Paper Reduction, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Australia | R.A.W. project – Rescued and Wasted Food, Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service. Download case study
Australia | Recycling of Single Use Metal Instruments, Western Health. 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 | Stakeholder Engagement, Mater Health Services. Download case study
Australia | Waste Management, Austin Health. Download case study
Australia | Waste Management Planning in a New Build, Mater Misericordiae Limited. Download case study
Brazil | Composting Organic Waste, São Paulo’s Hospital Sirio Libanés. Download case study (in Spanish)
Brazil | Electronic Waste Disposal, São Paulo’s Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Download case study
Brazil | Eliminating Electrical and Electronic Equipment, São Paulo’s Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.Download case study (in Portuguese)
Brazil | Recycling Common Waste and Reducing Biologic Waste, INTO – Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia Jamil Haddad. Download case study (in Portuguese)
Brazil | Recycling Sterile Surgical Material Wrapers, São Paulo’s Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Download case study (in English | in Portuguese)
Brazil | Reducing Food Waste, São Paulo’s Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Download case study (in Portuguese)
Brazil | Reducing Suture Stitches Packaging, São Paulo’s Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Download case study (in Portuguese)
Chile | Best Practices in Health Care Waste Management, Hospital de Chanco. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Green Teams, Hospital Penco Lirquén. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Implementing a New Waste Recycling Plan, Hospital San Juan de Dios de La Serena. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Improvements in the Management of Waste, Hosptal Dr. Carlos Cisternas de Calama. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Improvements in the Management of Waste, Hospital Carlos Van Buren. 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 | Recycling, Rehabilitation and Cooperation. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Recycling Plastics, Hospital Las Higueras. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Segregation and Recycling of Paper and Cardboard, Hospital del Salvador. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Towards the Efficient Management of Waste in Health Care Facilities, Hospital de Corral. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Waste, Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sotero del Río. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Waste minimizaton and segregation, Complejo Hospitalario San José de Maipo. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Waste, Hospital Adriana Cousiño de Quintero. Download case study (in Spanish)
Chile | Waste Separation at Source and Recycling of Non-Hazardous Waste, Hospital San Juan de Dios de Teno. Download case study (in Spanish)
Colombia | Improving the Management of the Health Care Waste, E.S.E Hospital Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Download case study (in Spanish)
Colombia | Replacement of dental amalgams, Red de Salud del Oriente E.S.E. Download case study (in Spanish)
Costa Rica | Reducing Emissions through Kitchen Waste Composting, Hospital Clinica Bíblica. 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)
Dominican Republic | Implementation of Sustainability Practices that Promote Health, Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Hugo Mendoza. Download case study (in Spanish)
India | Improving the Management of Waste and Generating Revenue, Aravind Eye Care System. Download case study
India | Initiatives On Solar Energy and Waste Recycling to Avail Financial and Environmental Benefits. King George’s Medical University. Download case study
India | On-site food waste management to reduce the waste load on municipal dump site, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital. Download case study.
India | On-site dry food waste management to reduce the waste load to municipal dump site, HBT Medical College and Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital. Download case study
Malaysia | Rehabilitation with a Difference – Overcoming Pain to Inspire Others and to Protect Mother Earth, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Dialysis Centre. Download case study
Malaysia | Waste: Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle For Our Future Generations, Buddhist Tzu-Chi Dialysis Centre. Download case study
Malaysia | Vegetarianism and Utilization of Reusable Food Containers Reduces Carbon Emissions, Buddhist Tzu Buddhist Chi Dialysis Centre (Penang Branch). Download case study
Mexico | Medical waste integrated management, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez (in Spanish)
Nepal | Health Care Waste Management System in Nepal, Bir Hospital. Download case study
Nepal | Implementation of Safe Health Care Waste Management System, Western Regional Hospital. Download case study
Nepal | Leader Among Private Hospitals in Nepal in Safe, Sustainable and Environmentally-Friendly Practices, Norvic International 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 | Realizing Our Vision for Sustainable Development in Nepal Through Safe Healthcare Waste Management and Solar Power Generation, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology. Download case study
Nepal | Safe and Sustainable Waste Management, Gunjaman Singh Hospital. 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 | Greener Dialysis- Reduce Medical Waste (MW) from each Hemodialysis (HD), Auckland District Health Board. Download case study
New Zealand | Greening Operating Rooms- Compostable Drug Trays, Auckland 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 | Hospital Engineers Discharge Cleaner Water, Philippine Heart Center. Download case study
Philippines | Initiative on Waste Management, St. Paul Hospital Cavite Inc. Download case study
South Africa | Community Supported Waste Segregation and Recycling, Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Educate Patients on the Safe Disposal of Insulin Syringes, Port Shepstone Regional Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Effective Health Care Waste Management Practices, Lower Umfolozi War Memorial Provincial Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Greening Grey’s, Grey’s Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Improving Waste Segregation and Recycling, Mamelodi Regional Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Management of insulin waste in in-home settings , Berth Gxowa Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Online Data Management System Helps Reduce Waste, Bongani Regional Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | On-Site Treatment of Infectious Waste, Khayelitsha District Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Raising awareness and promoting a positive culture towards reducing environmental impacts, George Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Recycling in Theatres, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central 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 | Safe disposal of insulin needles and unused medication,Tembisa Provincial Tertiary 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 | Safe disposal of insulin needles and unused medication,Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital. Download case study
South Africa | Waste Reduction and Recycling, Steve Biko Hospital. 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 | COVID-19- Redesign of Hospital Screening Area for PPE Conservation, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study
Taiwan | Environmental Stewardship: Hospital Waste Reduction, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital. Download case study
Taiwan | Love as a Starting Point, Journey Towards a Green Hospital, MacKay Memorial Hospital. Download case study
United Kingdom | Baling & Recycling Plastic Bottles and Cardboard Renal Dialysis Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Download case study
United Kingdom | Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Medicinal Waste Disposal, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Download case study
United States | Less Waste: Red Bag Reduction Success at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Practice Grenhealth. 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.