Environmental Sustainability: A journey worth taking (UW Medicine’s story)
More than 200 medical journals identified climate change as the greatest global threat. In this podcast, UW Medicine describes how focusing on environmental sustainability improved their vendor selections, supply chain flow, patient care and saved them hundreds of thousands of dollars. Guest speakers: Tara T. Biss, MBA, CSFA Value Analysis Portfolio Manager, Strategic Sourcing UW Medicine Supply Chain bisst@uw.edu Gabriella Henkels Sustainability and Waste Manager, Essential Services Harborview Medical Center Louise Simpson, MHA Associate Vice President, Clinical Integration Office of the President, UW Medicine Hospitals & Clinics ljws@uw.edu Host: LaTammy Marks, MBA, BSN, RN Senior PI Program Director Performance Improvement Programs Vizient Show Notes: [1:34] UW Medicine’s green team and their purpose [3:45] Determining environmental sustainability opportunities [6:00] What teams to include and how to get leadership buy-in [7:45] Establishing goals [8:30] Environmental sustainability success stories [12:50] Lessons learned Links | Resources: Contacting Knowledge on the Go: picollaboratives@vizientinc.com To learn more about Vizient’s Environmental Sustainability program contact: ES@vizientinc.com Another podcast on this same topic: Go Green: Why your healthcare system should be engaged in environmental sustainability: https://knowledgeonthego.podbean.com/?s=go%20green Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Android RSS Feed