Welcome to the MDH2E March 2013 News Roundup!

The snowstorm may have disappointed some, but we’ll have to make do with a sunny March day instead.

In this edition, find out about:

–          Bon Secours Clean & Green Initiative

–          MedStar Harbor Hospital’s Strategic Waste Program

–          Northwest Hospital’s Earth Day Ideas

–          Upcoming Event: Launching a Greenhouse at Your Hospital

–          Energy Star Combined Heat and Power award

–          And more!

And remember to send MD H2E your news! Have anything fun planned for National Nutrition Month or Earth Day?

Welcome to the MDH2E August 2012 News Roundup! It may be summer but that has done nothing to slow down the greening of healthcare in Maryland and around the country.

In this edition, find articles on:

• MD H2E Environmental Excellence in Health Care conference
• Upcoming event – Healthy Buildings/Healthy Hospitals
• White House event, “Greening America’s Hospitals”
• New sustainability programs at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Harbor Hospital
• Civisita Health’s healing garden
• Inova Health’s Project Blue Wrap
• Johns Hopkins Hospital’s new green buildings
• Energy incentives from the MD Department of Energy
• Sustainable Food Updates
• The danger of phthalates
• And much more!

Welcome to the MDH2E February 2012 News Roundup!

This month has brought warm weather and cool sustainability initiatives!

This edition includes updates on:

• The Maryland Health Care Sustainability Leadership Council
• UMMC’s Trailblazer Education Event: Energy Conservation – March 1
• Eco Hospital Jeopardy!
• Hospital Earth Day Activities
• MedStar Harbor Hospital’s Fresh Start on Recycling
• MedStar’s System-Wide Environmental Leadership Council
• Civista Medical Center’s Green Team Webpage
• Kaiser Permanente Purchasing PVC- and DEHP-free IV bags
• Chemotherapy Drugs Put Nurses at Doubled Risk for Miscarriage
• Nursing Updates
• Pharmaceutical Waste Updates
• Sustainable Food Updates
• And much, MUCH more!

Enjoy, and please let us know what’s going green at your facility!

Best,

The MD H2E Team