across MSK, a good representation Shenk, sustainability a mid-level including Hospital of operational coordinator, is the management staff Administration, departments: chair and is a well person. Facilities Purchasing, a Process known clinician and Operations, Improvement sustainability Design and Manager in Surgical champion internally Construction, Services, a rep from and externally. Beth Supply Chain & Stericycle, Human is both a Nurse Procurement, Resources, Staff Scientist and Food & Nutrition Nurses from various Sustainability Services, Human areas, Director of Coordinator based at Resources, Public Volunteer Services, St. Patrick Hospital in Affairs, Surgery, Building Director and Montana. Beth also Sloan Kettering Engineer from authored Nurses’ Institute (SKI) Facilities, a Business Environmental Administration, Operations Manager, Awareness Tool Environmental Supervisor of Central (NEAT) and is the Services and Sterile Processing, found of their Sustainability. Interior Designer, hospital’s Green 4 Committee Chair Manager of Good program. is an SVP of Anesthesia Support Hospital Services, the Senior The remaining Administration Operations Manager members on ACES and the Vice Chair for Parking Services, range from all is the VP of and other members departments and Facilities that are passionate varying positions. A Operations. about environmental typical monthly stewardship. webinar has solid participation levels with attendees that range above 20. Meeting Monthly for 1 Monthly for 1 hour Monthly since 2008, Most meet monthly, frequency and hour meetings last one some quarterly. time hour, by Lync. Has the team set Goals have been Action plan created The overall objective All work plans have measurable goals? set for is to reduce and assigned personnel through the Lean greenhouse gas mitigate and deadlines. Process Improvement: emissions environmental - 27% recycling goal reduction, water impacts. The regional - Retrain staff and conservation, committee is tied to fully implement paper reduction, a greater segregation in public staff engagement, organizational waste (recycling initiative to reduce areas for recycling and and RMW its environmental waste generation rates) footprint through key - Marketing / signage and green building targeted short term for recycling design standards. goals (12-18 months) that includes
across MSK, including Hospital Administration, Facilities Operations, Design and Construction, Supply Chain & Procurement, Food & Nutrition Services, Human Resources, Public Affairs, Surgery, Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) Administration, Environmental Services and Sustainability. Committee Chair is an SVP of Hospital Administration and the Vice Chair is the VP of Facilities Operations. a good representation of operational departments: Purchasing, a Process Improvement Manager in Surgical Services, a rep from Stericycle, Human Resources, Staff Nurses from various areas, Director of Volunteer Services, Building Director and Engineer from Facilities, a Business Operations Manager, Supervisor of Central Sterile Processing, Interior Designer, Manager of Anesthesia Support Services, the Senior Operations Manager for Parking Services, and other members that are passionate about environmental stewardship. Shenk, sustainability coordinator, is the chair and is a well known clinician and sustainability champion internally and externally. Beth is both a Nurse Scientist and Sustainability Coordinator based at St. Patrick Hospital in Montana. Beth also authored Nurses’ Environmental Awareness Tool (NEAT) and is the found of their hospital’s Green 4 Good program. The remaining members on ACES range from all departments and varying positions. A typical monthly webinar has solid participation levels with attendees that range above 20. a mid-level management staff person. Meeting frequency and time Monthly for 1 hour Monthly for 1 hour Monthly since 2008, meetings last one hour, by Lync. Most meet monthly, some quarterly. Has the team set measurable goals? Goals have been set for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, water conservation, paper reduction, staff engagement, waste (recycling and RMW generation rates) and green building design standards. Action plan created through the Lean Process Improvement: - 27% recycling goal - Retrain staff and fully implement segregation in public areas for recycling and waste - Marketing / signage for recycling The overall objective is to reduce and mitigate environmental impacts. The regional committee is tied to a greater organizational initiative to reduce its environmental footprint through key targeted short term goals (12-18 months) that includes All work plans have assigned personnel and deadlines.
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