Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level
Abstract The healthcare sector contributes up to 4.6% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The surgical system contributes predominantly. Despite this, many hospitals have been slow to adopt sustainable practices. This editorial discusses strategies to incentivize surgical healthcare systems to prior...
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| description | Abstract The healthcare sector contributes up to 4.6% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The surgical system contributes predominantly. Despite this, many hospitals have been slow to adopt sustainable practices. This editorial discusses strategies to incentivize surgical healthcare systems to prioritize more sustainable operations, using examples from other industries as well as healthcare systems from more sustainable nations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ae4ad65447b468cb560d3f8cc687e592025-01-26T12:12:42ZengBMCBMC Surgery1471-24822025-01-012511310.1186/s12893-024-02738-zIncentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems levelElizabeth Christophel0Russell Seth Martins1Kyle Tafuri2Faiz Y. Bhora3Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health NetworkDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network – Central RegionHackensack Meridian Health NetworkDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network – Central RegionAbstract The healthcare sector contributes up to 4.6% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The surgical system contributes predominantly. Despite this, many hospitals have been slow to adopt sustainable practices. This editorial discusses strategies to incentivize surgical healthcare systems to prioritize more sustainable operations, using examples from other industries as well as healthcare systems from more sustainable nations.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02738-zSurgeryEnvironmentSustainabilityHealthcareOperationsEquity |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Christophel Russell Seth Martins Kyle Tafuri Faiz Y. Bhora Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level BMC Surgery Surgery Environment Sustainability Healthcare Operations Equity |
| title | Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level |
| title_full | Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level |
| title_fullStr | Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level |
| title_short | Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level |
| title_sort | incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level |
| topic | Surgery Environment Sustainability Healthcare Operations Equity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02738-z |
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