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dc.contributor.authorKeller, Regula-
dc.contributor.authorStucki, Matthias-
dc.contributor.authorMuir, Karen-
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-05T14:19:48Z-
dc.date.available2019-09-05T14:19:48Z-
dc.date.issued2019-09-03-
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/18114-
dc.descriptionSESSION: Sustainable Health Management – Performance of Health Servicesde_CH
dc.description.abstractGoal: Which aspects of a hospital are relevant from an environmental point of view? Which impacts can realistically be reduced? The project “Green Hospital” aims to identify the environmentally relevant processes in hospitals as well as to suggest practical improvement options that at the same time increase the efficiency of the underlying processes. Although healthcare was determined to be the consumer sector with the fourth largest environmental impact, most research focuses on the three largest sectors: nutrition, mobility, and housing. Our research aim to fill the gap. Methods: A preliminary LCA was carried out using rudimentary data obtained by questionnaire from several hospitals in Switzerland. The results of this analysis were combined with the results of an improvement potential analysis carried out by project partners from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics to determine which environmentally relevant processes also have significant improvement potential. Detailed questionnaires were then sent to two partner hospitals to collect data in these specific areas. A second, more detailed LCA is currently being carried out to quantify the environmental impact of hospitals. Results: Catering, heat production and electricity were found to be the most environmentally relevant in our preliminary LCA. The five areas identified in our this analysis were: catering, energy provision, transport and mobility, waste treatment, and medicine, medical products, laundering, housekeeping and office supplies. For these chosen areas, specific data was collected to allow a broader scope for the second analysis. The results of the detailed analysis will be combined with the results of the process analysis to compile a list of best practices. Our partner hospitals will implement chosen practices later in the project. These will lead to reduction in the environmental impact along with an improvement in efficiency.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectHealthde_CH
dc.subjectLife cycle assessmentde_CH
dc.subjectLCAde_CH
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactde_CH
dc.subject.ddc338.927: Umweltökonomie und nachhaltige Entwicklungde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362.11: Krankenhäuser und verwandte Einrichtungende_CH
dc.titleThe environmental impact of hospitalsde_CH
dc.typeKonferenz: Sonstigesde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)de_CH
zhaw.conference.details9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewNot specifiedde_CH
zhaw.funding.snf172453de_CH
zhaw.webfeedÖkobilanzierungde_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawGreen Hospitalde_CH
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Keller, R., Stucki, M., & Muir, K. (2019, September 3). The environmental impact of hospitals. 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019.
Keller, R., Stucki, M. and Muir, K. (2019) ‘The environmental impact of hospitals’, in 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019.
R. Keller, M. Stucki, and K. Muir, “The environmental impact of hospitals,” in 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019, Sep. 2019.
KELLER, Regula, Matthias STUCKI und Karen MUIR, 2019. The environmental impact of hospitals. In: 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019. Conference presentation. 3 September 2019
Keller, Regula, Matthias Stucki, and Karen Muir. 2019. “The Environmental Impact of Hospitals.” Conference presentation. In 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019.
Keller, Regula, et al. “The Environmental Impact of Hospitals.” 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Poznan, Poland, 1-4 September 2019, 2019.


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