Post on 28-Jun-2018
Sustainable Healthcare
A view from Southern Sweden
´Daniel Eriksson Johannes Brundin
TEM at Lund University Sustainable Business Hub
What is Sustainable Healhcare?
Sustainable Hospitals, Green Healthcare, Practice Greenhealth, Sustainable Healthcare, Green Hospitals, Low Carbon Health Care, SHC, Zero Mission HC etc…
Sustainable developmenthas three dimensions.
Sustainable developmentis where the threedimensions areoverlapping.
In the ideal case thesethree dimensions are inbalance.
Ecologicalsustainability
Social sustainability
Economicalsustainability
Sustainable development
Model for Sustainable Healthcare
Sustainable Health Care in Sweden
- Holistic view - all hospitals workwith all environmental issues- Hardly the best in the world in anything, but top 5 % in everything.-System solutions - infrastructure
Exampels – big and small issues
} Most hospitals certifiedaccording to ISO 14001.
} Recycling is verydeveloped – wasteminimisation
} All x-ray - digital} All hospitals nearly CO2-
neutral (energy), green electricity, district heatingnetworks very developed.
} Laughing gas cleaninginstalled at all the largetsthospitals/regions.
} The building standards very high in a European context – buildinglegislations since the 70’s.
} Training – all regions/key stafffunctions environmentally trained.
} Biogas cars and other low-fuel carsvery common.
} Eco-driving – Heavy EcoDriving – ISA-system
} All regions/hospitals have a joint Code-of-Conduct and suppliers areevaluated and audited.
} Many hospitals PVC-free} New buildings have very high demands
on energy efficency. 120 kWh/m2 –60 kWh/m2
} Geo-thermal heating & cooling, solar cells etc. arebecoming more and morecommon.
} Many of the regions are on the way to become ClimateNeutral, very high ambitions.
} Pharmaceuticals …} Organic food – Region Skåne
50 % 2016 – Coffee etc. 100 %
} Bottled water not allowed
Forces for development
- Strict environmental legislation, since 1968- Political goals at a regional level- EMS – ISO 14001 structure the work- National context – Swedes environmentallyconscious- Competitiveness between hospitals & regions- A strong Cleantech sector in Sweden
Sustainable Health Care
• A project partly financed by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.
• Purpose: to develop and promote sustainable solutions for health care.
• Cooperation with hospitals/regions – platform for knowledge
sustainablehealthcare.sesustainablehealthcare.se
Symbio Citysymbiocity.orgsymbiocity.org
GreenTech Visits – Malmö area
- During CleanMedEurope a number ofGTV will be offered.- ExperienceSustainable Healthcare solutions IRL and meet bothsuppliers and facilitymanagers.
Sweden is at the forefront within:
- Healthcare- Environment/CleanTech
Sustainable HealthCare –implementingsustainablilty in the healthcare sector
-You are welcome to visit usand to get inspired.
More information…
sustainablehealthcare.secleanmedeurope.org
Thank you for your time!
Daniel Eriksson
Mobil: +46 707-94 42 13Mail: daniel.eriksson@tem.seWeb: www.tem.seTwitter: @DanielatTEM
Johannes Brundin
Mobil: +46 766-347346Mail: johannes.brundin@sbhub.seWeb: www.sbhub.se