Welcome to the MDH2E April 2011 News Roundup. Hospitals are doing so much this spring; it’s certainly exciting for us. Read to see! Inside, find articles on:

• Anne Arundel Medical Center’s Trailblazer Education Event: A Recap
• LifeBridge Health’s Upcoming Trailblazer Education Event: April 19^th
• Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital’s Green Team
• Chester River Hospital System’s Healthy Food Initiative
• Carroll Hospital Center Increases Sustainable Meat Purchasing
• MHA’s “Green Index” Contract Directory
• US Green Building Council’s LEED for Health Care
• Developing a Transportation Plan
• Green Pharmacy
• MD H2E Food Conference: May 5^th
• MNA Environmental Health Committee
• And more!

We hope you enjoy. We look forward to hearing the latest green news about your facility, so please, drop us a line with an update at: englund@son.umaryland.edu

Welcome to the MDH2E March 2011 News Roundup! Take a peek at this edition to find information on:

• A Greener Operating Room
• MD H2E Trailblazer Education Series
• GBMC Renovation
• NIOSH Seeking Input on Chemical Health and Safety Practices
• EVS Green Careers
• LEED for Healthcare Webinar Series
• Maryland Nurses Environmental Health Committee
• National Nutrition Month
• and much more…

We look forward to hearing the latest green news about your facility, so please, drop us a line with an update!

Welcome to the MD H2E February 2011 News Roundup. Inside, find articles on:

-          Howard County General Hospital’s “Pioneering Sustainability” Award from USGBC

-          UMMC’s Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Trailblazer Event

-          MD H2E’s Newest Advisory Board Member: Robert White, Carroll Hospital Center

-          MD H2E’s newest resource: An interactive map of our hospital participants!

-          Upcoming Events

-          1^st Meeting of the MNA Environmental Health Committee

-          Local Sustainable Poultry and National Nutrition Month

-          Developing a Hospital Recycling Program

-          Annual Bike Symposium

-          And more!

Enjoy, and remember to send us your hospital updates so we can include it!

Tuesday, February 22^nd, 2011
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Maryland Nurses Association
21 Governor’s Court, Suite 195
Baltimore, MD 21244

[UPDATE] This event has been rescheduled for March 22, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

We invite all MD H2E nurses to attend the inaugural meeting of the Maryland Nurses Association’s  Environmental Health Committee!  The Environmental Health Committee creates a community of nurses interested in making positive changes for the environment and health. Join us for a lively discussion of how nurses can make health care safer for patients, staff and the community, and explore ideas for the future of the committee. Greening the OR will also be addressed. If you can’t attend in person, there is a conference call number you can join. We hope you can make it!

• Dinner will be provided
• Special topic:  Greening the OR
• Teleconference option: 1 (800) 351-4871  Pass code: 19886970#

(Membership in the MNA is not required to attend this event)

RSVP to Karin Russ, Nursing Outreach Coordinator at:

kruss003@son.umaryland.edu