Anatomy of a Team This table shows side by side comparison of various size hospitals and health systems and how they structure their sustainability committee activities. Team Structure Memorial Sloan University of Chicago Providence St. HealthPartners and Details Kettering Cancer Medical Center Joseph Health Center (MSK) Locations that are One committee As an academic A regional committee 1 Enterprise steering encompassed in covers all MSK medical center, there known as ACES committee committee sites including are multiple facilities (Action Collaborative 6 Hospital Green activities New York City but they are for Environmental Teams network and considered and Stewardship) that 2 Admin Green regional locations. treated as one covers the Pacific Teams Off sites that are hospital. Thus there is Northwest, Montana, 1 Enterprise Clinic included are one committee that California, New Green Team laboratories, covers all locations: Mexico and Texas. 6 Individual Clinic ambulatory and Comer Children's Green Teams outpatient care Hospital, Center for sites. Care and Discovery Hospital, Mitchell Hospital, and various outpatient clinics What is the The Green Team is There is only one Each local site green Each green team is structure of the the central team is encouraged comprised of a green team which team at one site? institutional to have cross combination of represents all of those committee functional subject matter facilities, and includes responsible for representation. The experts (e.g., a mix of operational identifying and aim, as denoted from housekeeping, leaders and implementing the name, is to facilities, OR, etc.) passionate sustainability collaborate with and passionate initiatives that peers inspiring volunteers. Each employees. reduce the actionable steps green team has an environmental towards executive sponsor, a impacts of day to environmental leader and a member day operations. stewardship. of the enterprise Each Green Team Representatives from sustainability Committee each site report department present member through ACES’s or at least available represents a monthly meeting to as a resource. prioritized learn of ongoing department or efforts, barriers and function and overall success works in stories while sharing conjunction with immediate internal Sustainability staff resources as well as to identify ones from Practice opportunities in Greenhealth. The
Anatomy of a Team This table shows side by side comparison of various size hospitals and health systems and how they structure their sustainability committee activities. Team Structure and Details Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) University of Chicago Medical Center Providence St. Joseph Health HealthPartners Locations that are encompassed in committee activities One committee covers all MSK sites including New York City network and regional locations. Off sites that are included are laboratories, ambulatory and outpatient care sites. As an academic medical center, there are multiple facilities but they are considered and treated as one hospital. Thus there is one committee that covers all locations: Comer Children's Hospital, Center for Care and Discovery Hospital, Mitchell Hospital, and various outpatient clinics A regional committee known as ACES (Action Collaborative for Environmental Stewardship) that covers the Pacific Northwest, Montana, California, New Mexico and Texas. 1 Enterprise steering committee 6 Hospital Green Teams 2 Admin Green Teams 1 Enterprise Clinic Green Team 6 Individual Clinic Green Teams What is the structure of the team at one site? The Green Team is the central institutional committee responsible for identifying and implementing sustainability initiatives that reduce the environmental impacts of day to day operations. Each Green Team Committee member represents a prioritized department or function and works in conjunction with Sustainability staff to identify opportunities in There is only one green team which represents all of those facilities, and includes a mix of operational leaders and passionate employees. Each local site green team is encouraged to have cross functional representation. The aim, as denoted from the name, is to collaborate with peers inspiring actionable steps towards environmental stewardship. Representatives from each site report through ACES’s monthly meeting to learn of ongoing efforts, barriers and overall success stories while sharing immediate internal resources as well as ones from Practice Greenhealth. The Each green team is comprised of a combination of subject matter experts (e.g., housekeeping, facilities, OR, etc.) and passionate volunteers. Each green team has an executive sponsor, a leader and a member of the enterprise sustainability department present or at least available as a resource.
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