Environmental Excellence in Health Care:
Promoting Healthy Patients, Employees, and Communities in Maryland
On November 12, 2008, Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E) and the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMD SON) hosted a one-day conference on environmentally sustainable health care practices. Environmental excellence is a critical component of quality health care in the 21st century. Learn what hospitals across Maryland are doing to make their hospitals more environmentally responsible while concurrently improving patient, worker and community health.
Download the Save the Date announcement
Keynote: Sustainable Healthcare Architecture
Robin Guenther, FAIA, LEED-AP
Plenary Panelists: Carmela Coyle, President and CEO, Maryland Hospital Association; Jeffrey Matton, COO, Good Samaritan Hospital; Greg Schaffer, President, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; Leonard Taylor, VP, University of Maryland Medical Center; Moderator: Frank Weinberg, AVP, MedStar Health
Download Session Presentations below:
Session 1A: Organizing and Promoting Green Initiatives
- Going Green From the Top Down, Jo M. Wilson, MBA, FACHE, Vice President, Ancillary Support Operations, Western Maryland Health System
- The Green Team Formation – Environmental and Financial Stewardship, Victoria E. Stewart, MBA, Business Director, Perioperative Services, University of Maryland Medical Center
- Highlight of AAMC’s Sustainable Successes, Charlotte Wallace, RN, Chair of the E.A.R.T.H. (Environmental Action Relates To Health) Advisors, Anne Arundel Medical Center
Session 1B: Creating Green Buildings and Resource Conservation
- A Community Health Center Goes Green, Jay Wolvovsky, President and CEO, Baltimore Medical System
- Energy Performance Contracting at Atlantic General Hospital – Case Study, Mark P. Dougherty, FACHE, Healthcare Solutions – MidAtlantic, Building Efficiency, Johnson Controls, Inc., and Glenn Lebedz, Director of Support Services, Atlantic General Hospital
- Resource Conservation at Montgomery General Hospital, Odell Hall, HEM, CHSP, CHFM, Director of Facilities & Safety, Montgomery General Hospital
Session 2A: Reducing and Recycling Waste
- Regulated Medical Waste Reduction, Elizabeth Jackson, RNS Medical, Director of Infection Control, Eastern Shore Hospital Center
- Working Within the Limitations of the GAT, Part I, Florin Kuhn, Director Environmental Services, Good Samaritan Hospital
- Working Within the Limitations of the GAT, Part II, Bill Griffith, Consultant, Reduction in Motion
Session 2B: Developing Nurses as Change Agents
- Engaging and Empowering Nurses into Action, Lisa Rowen, DNSc, RN, Senior VP and Chief Nursing Officer, and Denise Choiniere, RN, Environmental Health Coordinator, University of Maryland Medical Center
- Nurses’ Role as Environmental Health Advocates, Carol Chandler, RN, MSN, Service Excellence / Planetree Coordinator, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
- Nurses and the Greening of NICUs, Anna Gilmore Hall, RN, CAE, Executive Director, Health Care Without Harm
Session 3A: Managing Hazardous Materials
Session 3B: Procuring Sustainable Foods
- Local and Sustainable Food Purchasing – Direct From the Farmer, Joe Fleischman, Chef/Food Production Manager, Washington County Hospital
- Implementing the Menu of Options – Including Composting and Reusable/Biobased Dishware, Kimmi Campagna, Director of Partnership Development, Cura Hospitality and Rachel DeMunda, Director of Emergency Management and Employee Environmental Safety, Mercy Medical Center
- Hosting a Farm Market on Hospital Grounds, Linda Paren, RD, LDN, Food Service Director and Green Team Co-Chair and Cheryl Koch, Vice President Support Services, The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
For more information about the conference, please contact Joan Plisko, MD H2E Technical Director at 410-706-2107 or email her.
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