Working in healthcare, it can be daunting how much energy and waste flows through our facilities in the day-to-day provision of care. Within such large and complex systems, it is difficult to know how you, one person, can reduce your impact. This feeling of powerlessness intensifies when you consider the policies and procedures in placeContinue reading “5 Ways Nurses Can Help the Environment”
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Healthcare is eating itself
An unexpected benefit from the forced move to digitized healthcare has been an opportunity to address carbon emissions in healthcare. Mask mandates and fear of unwittingly transferring germs into one’s mouth caused a whole new form of garbage in the use of civilian disposable medical face masks. Fast food chains and restaurants everywhere reverted backContinue reading “Healthcare is eating itself”
The Avery Spectacle 