Get MD H2E’s latest News Roundup for January, 2015.

In this edition, read about the White House’s healthcare guide for climate resilience, upcoming food trends for 2015, how to get involved in the Healthcare Sustainability Leadership Council (and meet its new leadership), newly released Trailblazer award dates and much more!

Last year MD H2E asked hospitals to describe up to three sustainable victories that were achieved in 2013. The victories were later sorted into major categories reflective of the national healthcare sustainability movement and published in our newsletter and on our website. Click HERE to see last year’s Maryland Hospital Sustainable Victories.

MD H2E is once again asking: What were YOUR hospital or healthcare sustainability victories in 2014? Submit your stories and successful initiatives via this online questionnaire:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/67FVM8V . If you only have one or two ‘victories,’ that is ok! Contact Joan Plisko at jplisko@som.umaryland.edu with any questions, or to find out more about MD H2E programs.

Join the MD HCSLC Greener Purchasing Workgroup.

Have you heard about the Greener Purchasing Workgroup? Colleen Cusick, Director, Materials Management, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Joan Plisko, MD H2E lead this monthly call, as a follow up to the Maryland Health Care Sustainability Leadership Council meeting in June.  This meeting focused on sustainable supply chains with a presentation from Al Iannuzzi from Johnson and Johnson.

This work group of hospital materials managers and sustainability directors focuses on the collective impacts and actions that Maryland hospitals can take to procure greener products and services.  Questions? Contact jplisko@som.umaryland.edu to join the next call.

PLEASE INVITE OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO ATTEND!