Rush University Medical Center has undertaken many sustainability initiatives with the goal of managing and minimizing its carbon footprint and becoming a leader in sustainable health care. The Medical Center’s Green Team has executive suite level support and works with various subcommittees to evaluate resource consumption, minimize waste, and focus on sustainability.
The Green Team will soon be launching the “Greening the OR” subcommittee, which will focus on energy and waste reduction in the operating rooms. The Department of Anesthesiology Faculty and team members have started to reduce our environmental impact with various recycling programs throughout the operating rooms.
Do you want to do more to support environmental sustainability in your anesthesia practice?
Learn how from leaders in green anesthesia by attending the Environmental Sustainability and Your Practice Symposium, Saturday October 1st, 2022, 9am-5pm Eastern Time
Featured Topic: The Circular Economy in Health (with Jen Fraser )
Additional topics include:
• Impact of chronic pain management on the environment
• Safety
• Waste management
• Talking with patients
• Surgical perspectives on “going green”
Environmental Excellence Award
Rush University Medical Center was recently awarded a GOLD Award by Stryker Sustainability Solution’s team for their efforts to reduce waste. In 2021 Rush diverted 10,000 pounds of waste. We are continuing to work toward more sustainable process, workflows, and operations in the coming years and appreciate the efforts of all the Rush teams.
Green Committee members:
Sarah M. Cocoma, MD
Keena Kohl, MD
Ian Kolata, MD
Samantha Pratt, CRNA
Steven L Outly, MD
Arya Bekhradi, MD
Maiko Yamashita, CRNA
Kelly Gallagher, CRNA
Stephen Music, DO
Annie Yao, DO