Menos huella, más salud
Menos huella, más salud (Less footprint, more health) is a program available for GGHH members in Latin America that invites and supports hospitals and health centers in reducing their environmental footprint. The program provides a package of tools, documents, and training opportunities for participants to learn about and measure their environmental footprint while developing strategies and programs to effectively reduce their impacts. For more information on the program, click here.
Menos huella, más salud Awards
The 3rd edition of the Menos huella, más salud (Less footprint, more health) awards will open for submission on May 7th until July 31st. This year the awards program will include new recognition for members working on climate change and the reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions. These awards recognize the efforts of health care institutions in Latin America working to measure and reduce their environmental footprint. For more information on the awards, click here.
2017 Award Winners
Progress in Environmental Footprint Reduction Award:
- Hospital San Rafael de Pasto – Colombia
Progress in Environmental Footprint Reduction Special Mention: Waste:
- Hospital Universitario Austral – Argentina
- Hospital Universitario Departamental de Nariño – Colombia
- Servicios Especiales de Salud – Hospital de Caldas – Colombia
Progress in Environmental Footprint Reduction Special Mention: Energy:
- Área Salud Catedral Noreste – Costa Rica
Environmental Footprint Reduction Leadership Award: Waste:
- ESE Hospital Departamental Universitario Santa Sofía de Caldas – Colombia
- Hospital Penco Lirquén – Chile
- Hospital Las Higueras – Chile
Environmental Footprint Monitoring Recognition: Waste and Energy:
- Clínica Santa María – Chile,
- Fundación FOSUNAB – Colombia
- Fundación Hospital San Pedro – Colombia
- Fundación Hospital Infantil Los Ángeles – Colombia
- Red Salud del Oriente – E.S.E. – Colombia
- Hospital León Becerra de Guayaquil – Ecuador
- Instituto Médico de Alta Tecnología Oncomédica S.A. – Colombia
- Fundación Valle del Lili – Colombia
- Virrey Solis I.P.S. – Colombia
- Clínica Los Rosales S.A. – Colombia
- Hospital Garrahan – Argentina
- Hospital de Tomé – Chile
Environmental Footprint Monitory Recognition:
- E.S.E. Hospital José Cayetano Vasquez, Puesto de Salud Pueblo Nuevo – Colombia
- Hospital Regional de Ushuaia – Argentina
- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad “Ciudad Salud” – México
- Sanatorio Finochietto – Argentina
- Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke – Chile
- Hospital Clínico Regional Guillermo Grant Benavente – Chile
- Hospital Pedro León Álvarez Díaz – Colombia
- Centro Hospital Cañaveralejo – Colombia
- Hospital San José de Parral – Chile
To see the list of the 2016 winners, click here.