Fletcher Allen Health Care

Sustainability Council

And Green Teams

WHY???

• Healthcare-Huge Consumers, Huge Users and therefore a HUGE footprint

• “Low Lying” opportunities• Can save $$

Structure

SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL

Core Green Team

Department Level Green Teams

Green “Ambassadors”

“Sustainability Council”• Administrative-level Committee• Consists of Directors and VP’s from key affected

areas• Purchasing and Distribution• PR & Marketing• Hospital Operations/Services• Facilities Management• Medical Group Ops• Physician “Champion”• Compliance• Nutrition • Wellness• Nursing• Finance• Facilities Planning

Sustainability Council Function

• Generate “high-level” ideas• Held accountable for progress within their domains• Review and approve Green Team initiatives that go

beyond the department level• Meets quarterly with report-outs from each member• Review problem areas and develop fixes

(Core) Green Team

• “Power Generator” of Ideas• Brainstorming• Green activities• Education• Auditing• Promotion• Research• Energy conservation• Wellness

Green Team Members• As much cross section as possible to generate more cross-pollination

of ideas• Always looking for more participation, especially Nursing

• Radiology• Environmental Services • Nursing• Wellness• Health & Safety• Facilities Planning• Facilities Management• OR• Lab• Nutrition• Psych• PR• Outpatient, Medical Group• In-house construction

Function-specific Green Teams• Laboratory & Pathology Services

• Paper reduction• Chemical disposal• Safety Committee• Staff education• Waste auditing

• Facilities Management• Refrigeration• Energy consumption, thermostats, HVAC, etc• “Green renovations” checklist

• Satellites (PCIMs, FPs)

• EPP (Environmentally Preferable Purchasing)• Perhaps one of the most important groups• Looks “Upstream”

• All report through the Core Green Team

Green Ambassadors

• Mostly Green Team members• “Promote from within”

• Provide education• Oversee education and ‘compliance’ within their

groups• Assist with auditing• Provide add’l ideas • Promote department-specific initiatives