Every year since 1979, on October 16, food has been celebrated around the world, under the impetus of the United Nations. Forced by obligations and motivated by national frameworks, but also driven by their own team dynamics, many healthcare and medico-social establishments are multiplying initiatives to avoid food waste, improve the quality of prepared dishes and recycle bio-waste.
Reduce waste and give pleasure
On November 25, Dijon University Hospital signed an agreement with the Food Bank, and will begin donating its surplus food from the central kitchen to the association free of charge.
A successful approach to catering
"Our sustainable development approach has enabled us to think differently, with an eye to the long term," explains Catherine Burstert, deputy director of the Résidence de l'Argentière (38). Major changes have been implemented, particularly in the catering sector. The possibility of a double choice of vegetables and starches has considerably reduced food waste, with each resident in control of the contents of his or her plate.
Le Mans hospital helps people in precarious situations
In 2013, Le Mans Hospital's catering department introduced a food donation policy. This initiative is part of the national pact to combat food waste, and has enabled us to open a social restaurant in Le Mans for people in extremely precarious situations.
Innovative catering at Clinique Pasteur
Catering at the Clinique Pasteur (31) is an integral part of care: organic fruit and vegetables produced by a neighboring ESAT, which enriches its soils with compost produced from the clinic's fermentable waste, a reduced and selected range of supplies, training for kitchen staff in the benefits of Omega 3, a vegetable garden cultivated on the clinic's roofs, and an in-house grocery store. To discover in pictures.
To whet the taste buds but also the curiosity, committed collective catering initiatives
Our eating habits can have a greater or lesser impact on our environment. Questioning and changing our eating habits makes perfect sense. Offering low-carbon menus throughout an establishment can substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions - from minus 15% to minus 30% or more, depending on the meal - while raising awareness among staff, patients and residents of the carbon footprint of each of our meals.
Instrument sterilization: less thirsty autoclaves
Instrument sterilization is one of the biggest water-consuming areas in the plant. The average water consumption for an eight-tray autoclave is around 200 to 250 liters per cycle. The good news is that today's newer wash cabins consume less water.
Domestic hot water production: to each his own!
According to the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), energy consumption can account for up to 7% of a healthcare establishment's expenditure, excluding payroll. Domestic hot water (DHW) consumption accounts for a significant proportion of this, and facilities are attempting to reduce their impact on the climate and the associated energy bill through three processes: geothermal heat pumps, wood-fired boilers and solar panels.
Responsible laundry removes dirt while saving water
Laundry services account for a significant proportion of water consumption. Depending on the facility, it processes from hundreds of kilos to several tons of linen per day. The Valencienne Hospital and the Saint-Gatien site of the Nouvelle Clinique de Tours Plus have found solutions to save water.
40,000 m2 of rubber flooring!
On its Hautepierre site, Strasbourg's Regional University Hospital (67) is bringing together and building the Plateau médico-technique et locomoteur (PMTL) and the Institut régional du cancer (IRC). This vast 70,000 m2 project will be completed in early 2018. Jacques Roos, director of infrastructure and works at CHRU, tells us more.
Fighting noise: the importance of choosing the right floor covering
Noise levels in healthcare environments can be very high, and this can lead to stress. Acoustic comfort has become a key criterion in floor covering selection. To attenuate noise, it must be resilient, i.e. flexible and elastic. In Europe, there are three main types of resilient flooring: PVC, linoleum and rubber.
A little onion
The Résidence René Marion (38) pampers its residents and employees. While residents are pampered all year round, management also offers its staff social support. The indicators are green: residents and families are satisfied, and the absenteeism rate is well below the national average.
Saving water in dialysis
The Clinique Néphrologique Saint-Exupéry (31) has made water management and resource conservation a strategic priority in its 2015-2018 establishment project. No less than 31,000 m3 per year are required to supply the clinic's 57 dialysis stations. The recent installation of new water treatment units with global thermal disinfection, which limits the use of chemical products, was an opportunity to carry out two in-depth studies.
Good initiatives to reduce waste
One of C2DS's first campaigns focused on the contents of the boxes distributed in maternity wards, as the baby cosmetics samples offered could contain chemicals of concern. Many C2DS members were also concerned about the waste generated by these maternity kits.
An eco-responsible carpooling platform
The Rose association, known for its publications Rose et Blu, magazines created for patients with breast and male cancers, is launching a car-sharing platform for patients and their loved ones. RoseCar invites patients and users living nearby and visiting the same facility to arrange a meeting and take a short trip together.
Zero DASRI at the exit!
The Clinique Les Minimes in central Toulouse, a follow-up and rehabilitation care facility for dependent polypathological elderly people, long-term care and EHPAD, transforms 100% of its DASRI into waste similar to household refuse. A collaborative project with a Toulouse-based start-up has led to the development of a machine that crushes and sterilizes DARSI in 30 minutes.
Survey: the safety culture among caregivers remains underdeveloped and heterogeneous
An inter-regional campaign to measure the culture of care safety, launched by the Fédération des organismes régionaux et territoriaux pour l'amélioration des pratiques et organisations en santé (Forap), shows that the culture of caregiver safety, an essential prerequisite for improving care safety, is still weak in healthcare establishments.
Maternity units recycle baby bottles
The Clinique Saint-Vincent de Paul (38) and CH de Cannes maternity hospitals have decided to recycle baby bottles and give them a second, less noble but sustainable life.
Nutrition workshop for new mothers
At the Polyclinique de Navarre (64), the nutrition workshop for young parents has been held every week since 2012. With an average of 1,600 births every year, many families have been able to learn about healthy eating in a fun way, and how to pass on this taste for "eating well" to their babies.
A question of energy at the Clinique Clémentville in Montpellier
Since 2009, Clinique Clementville in Montpellier has been reducing its energy footprint. It is a signatory to the C2DS Two For Ten® campaign and will renew its EMAS registration in 2017. Cécile Kauz, Executive Assistant and Sustainable Development Manager, explains the steps taken.