In Guadeloupe, health and social care establishments have to be prepared for climatic and social risks. The Cliniques de Choisy, Gosier (97) and Manioukani, Gourbeyre (97) have plenty of ideas for dealing with any eventuality.
Think Valdelia for your used furniture
Valdelia is a non-profit eco-organization that collects and recycles used professional furniture in France, from all professionals, whatever their size, sector of activity or legal status.
"Air washes with air"
Read the interview with Dr Philippe Carenco, Hospital Hygiene Department, Hyères Hospital. He talks about air quality issues in hospitals.
Green growth: a zero-interest loan!
As we all know, climate change is caused in particular by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from increased consumption of fossil fuels. But it's up to healthcare professionals to pursue this line of reasoning, because while climate change has an impact on the environment, it also has numerous repercussions on human health and the cost of our healthcare system. Indeed, reducing direct and indirect fossil fuel consumption also means reducing asthma, allergies, vector-borne diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancers in the long term, as well as optimizing healthcare expenditure.
Integrating environmental considerations into the new construction of Almaviva Santé Group facilities
In 2013, the Clinique Juge took on the challenge of extending its outpatient department by more than 500 m2 in a short space of time, while minimizing environmental impact. The clinic's management, advised by a firm of architects, opted for a low-energy construction using solid wood panels pre-cut and assembled on site in record time (Bordeaux company).
How to reduce water consumption by 19%.
Through its meetings with manufacturers and other organizations, C2DS monitors pilot operations in healthcare and medico-social establishments, which enable us to test processes and products, but also, and above all, to attest to their effectiveness. If the results are conclusive, they are communicated to the entire network.
A resolutely person-centred approach, Résidence Massy Vilmorin, Massy (91)
At Massy Vilmorin, the well-being of the resident is as important as that of the employee. With its ADD'AGE project and Humanitude approach, the residence has a strong commitment to sustainable development.
Breaking the sound barrier: Gundersen, the world's 1st energy-independent healthcare facility
Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA, is the first and probably only hospital in the world to take up the challenge of energy autonomy.
Maison de santé Marie Galène shares its eco-healthcare guide
Download the eco-responsible caregiver guide for La Maison de santé Marie Galène (33).
Recycling batteries is easy, useful... and free!
Corepile, a C2DS partner, is a government-approved eco-organization for the collection and recycling of batteries and accumulators. It organizes collection points and recycling channels, all free of charge for consumers, enabling it to recover around 5,000 tonnes of metals every year.
Recap of Récylum's missions (waste eco-organization)
Download the Récylum fact sheet to find out more about the scope of its missions!
Forward to responsible purchasing
By awarding a bed linen contract to Tissus Gisèle, a French manufacturer based in the Vosges, UniHA and the St Etienne University Hospital are focusing on quality, social and environmental responsibility when purchasing hospital linen.
Bio-waste weighing campaign in Midi-Pyrénées
You can consult the deliverables of the study carried out in 2015 for ADEME "Campagne de pesée des biodéchets en Midi-Pyrénées".
Testimonial CHRU de Lille, 1st C2DS Partners' Club evening
The Lille Regional University Hospital (CHRU) has set up a sustainable development governance structure to steer ambitious and effective projects. Philippe Van de Woestyne, Director of Quality, Risks and Vigilance, explains the rationale behind the CHRU's SD approach and the results of the actions developed via an online video.
Testimonial A2L DTSU, 1st C2DS Partners' Club evening
Read what the director of A2L DTSU - an ambulance company - has to say about his commitment to patient car-sharing and eco-driving, with driver training and the purchase of electric vehicles.
CAHPP testimonial, 1st C2DS Partners' Club evening
CAHPP, a central purchasing and referencing body, has set up a green index enabling it to choose suppliers who take social and environmental impacts into account, and who offer products that consume less energy and natural resources. Thomas Deslypper-Hamon, CAHPP project manager, explains the approach.
REDUCE THE PRESENCE OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
Health and social care establishments have an important role to play in preventing and educating people about endocrine disruptors. This campaign is designed to help you do just that, with ten actions to implement on a daily basis.
COMMITMENT TO NON-SMOKING GOES BEYOND REGULATIONS
C2DS, in partnership with CISS and CAHPP, is making a campaign available to its members to support patients, residents, staff and doctors who want to quit smoking.
IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY
A wide variety of pollutants can be present in health care and medico-social establishments. The "Engagements qualité de l'air intérieur" (Commitments to indoor air quality) campaign helps to implement specific measures to protect everyone's health.
CLUB PARTENAIRES 2nd edition
CLUB PARTENAIRES 2nd edition (2016) Towards augmentative medicine Luc Ferry, French essayist Everyone's waiting for growth, but Luc Ferry, philosopher and former Minister of Education, is certain that it ...