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in the long term for a product with a lower purchase price. Practice Greenhealth has started developing a new tool that measures the total cost of owner- ship for healthcare products and services. It will bring this and disposal cost information to the surface, allowing hospitals to make purchasing decisions with a more accurate picture of what a product will cost over its lifecycle. The Total Cost of Ownership Tool will be ready for hos- pitals and health systems to use in the next year.
Still more to be done
As a result of our work, we’ve seen increased demand for products with reduced envi- ronmental and human health impacts while driving effi ciencies and cost savings across the entire sector. However, a survey of hospitals commissioned in May by Johnson & Johnson and Practice Greenhealth shows there is room for improvement. Nearly 41 percent of respondents said the healthcare sector is do- ing “poorly” when it comes to leveraging its purchasing power to buy more sustainable products and services.
With 17 percent of the domestic market, healthcare wields major purchasing power. This puts hospitals and health systems in an excellent position to demand safer, healthier,
more environmentally friendly products from vendors. But, we can’t do it alone. The business community plays a signifi cant role in greening the supply chain.
Collaboration: key to driving change To continue supporting the healthcare sector in making sustainable purchasing decisions, it’s critical that we make it easier to access green products and services. Collaboration is key to our success. Practice Greenhealth has made signifi cant progress by bringing the business community together with hospitals and health systems to drive change. We proactively engage busi- nesses, large and small, in promoting products and processes that are environmentally safe. We are committed to helping suppliers and manufacturers meet the demand for greener products and services and stay ahead of the curve on the latest environmentally preferable purchasing processes and innovations. In addition, the Market Transformation Group—convened by Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth—works to leverage the aggregate buying power of participating health systems and accelerate a market shift across the healthcare supply chain
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towards more sustainable products, technolo- gies and services.
You can adopt greener purchasing strategies, too Hospitals can improve the bottom line and increase patient and staff health by going green. Environmentally preferable purchasing is a transformative strategy for today’s hospital, making operations more effi cient and provid- ing visibility for a commitment to environmen- tal and human health.
That’s why many hospitals are taking advan- tage of the environmentally preferable products available. Practice Greenhealth can help you take green purchasing practices and other sustainability initiatives to the next level. Visit us online at
www.practicegreenhealth.org/GSC. HPN
Jeffrey Brown is Executive Director of Practice Greenhealth—the nation’s leading membership organization for health care institutions committed to sustainable practices. With more than 25 years of experience in environmentally preferable operations, Mr. Brown serves as a driving force for sustain- ability in healthcare and a key player in a national movement to increase environmentally preferable operations in healthcare facilities.
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