Green Hospital and Carbon neutral thanks to sustainable technology.
In light of climate change, the healthcare industry is putting increasing emphasis on
sustainability besides digitization and labor shortages. In the future, hospital facilities will be
judged by their carbon footprint and their contribution to climate neutrality.
Action to be taken are:
➡️ As a first step, hospitals should
calculate their carbon footprint to track all direct and
indirect emissions with Tools that can calculate the carbon footprint, business process
improvements, and hardware optimization.
➡️ A “Green Hospital” is also a smart facility.
That means processes and procedures are
efficient, ideally save time and reduce work for the hospital staff. This subsequently lowers
stress and creates a more relaxed hospital environment and efficient usage of resources.
➡️ Digital technologies provide significant opportunities to help reduce emissions e.g.
➡️️ Digital controlled recycling systems
➡️ Medical information systems / software
➡️ IT infrastructure / computer hardware
➡️ ️Administrative information systems / software
Unfortunately, outside of panel discussions, decarbonization is not yet an industry priority.
Decarbonization of healthcare and hospitals is a new and complex issue that necessitates
skills and expertise from many different areas.
MEDICA Tradefair Magazine| Interview with Michelle Dürksen, Sustainability Consultant, Atos
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