Optimization of intervention kits, replacement of single-use outfits, alternatives to drugs that generate the most waste... at the PUI de Versailles, actions in favor of sustainable development are multiplying, with real economies of scale at the end of the day.
CSR at Arles Hospital: ideas for progress
To raise team awareness of CSR issues, the communications department organized an event on the theme of food waste.
"The Common Sense of Re-Employment
Chaired by Sylvie Joviado, Le bon sens du Ré-Emploi reconditions medical equipment, mainly technical aids. As part of the Hérault department's "Recycled34" scheme, the association collects unused equipment free of charge from private individuals and health and social care establishments.
Waste: Valenciennes Hospital takes stock of its banalizer
Two and a half years ago, Valenciennes Hospital installed a waste banalizer. The health crisis and the ever-increasing costs of treating DASRI motivated this installation.
Nice University Hospital and its commitment to sustainable printing
Gilles Lombard, head of the reprographics department, explains the actions taken by Nice University Hospital to reduce its environmental impact.
Amiens University Hospital's eco-logistics unit aims for THQSE certification
The logistics department at Amiens Picardie University Hospital is planning to obtain THQSE certification by the end of the year.
Certification and eco-responsibility: the exemplary approach of the Victor Pauchet clinic
The Clinique Victor Pauchet has held the IHAB label since 2019 and has just received the congratulations of the jury on the occasion of the renewal of its label by IHAB France. Its eco-responsible maternity unit has been awarded the THQSE silver label.
From eco-responsibility to sustainable development, a long-term project
At CH d'Epernay, in addition to the eco-responsibility component that has been mandatory since 2021, sustainable development is included in the 2023/2027 establishment project.
On the road to "Green anesthesia
Historically, for reasons of cost and efficacy, most general anesthesia was performed with nitrous oxide. Then came halogenated gases: Desflurane and Sevoflurane.
Convergence infirmière: "Balance ton gaspi!
Since the widespread use of single-use equipment, private practice nurses have noticed a huge waste in the world of home care. "Waste doesn't stop at the hospital door, it continues into the patient's home".
A "GreenLab
When it comes to environmental initiatives, there's strength in numbers. At the end of 2019, volunteers from several CHU laboratories decided to set up a sustainable development working group, called GreenLab.
Toulon Civil Hospital: putting an end to disposables
The Civil Hospital in Toulon (83), like the Military Hospital, is deeply committed to sustainable development. "We're at the beginning of the process, but the current context of growing awareness of environmental issues is working in our favor.
Climbing the Lansink ladder
10,000 biological samples processed every day! With an activity focused on analysis (the catalog references 2,500), the biology center brings together almost all the CHU's laboratories on an 18,000 m2 site, employing 1,000 medical and non-medical staff.
The waste challenge at Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital
The four establishments of the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital generate over 2,000 tonnes of waste per year, a figure that is still rising (1,881 tonnes in 2019). With the ten establishments that make up the regional GHT, a total volume of 4,500 tonnes needs to be treated and financed.
The Bloc bag
Dr. Gabin Momal, an ophthalmologist at Lille University Hospital, recycles scrubs and transforms them into Bloc bags, attractive bags for distribution at conventions. A 100% virtuous project in environmental, social and economic terms, which the C2DS supports!
A lesson in common sense
The Fondation Lenval in Nice (06) has come up with an excellent idea: to create "Leboncoin Lenval". Valérie Malbequi, Director of Economic Services, explains: "We found a way to reuse unused equipment....
At CH Métropole Savoie, desflurane gas is a thing of the past
The OR teams - doctors and nurses - have done it: desflurane, the most polluting anesthetic gas, has been permanently removed from the hospital's 21 ORs. Three ...
Circular economy: German study analyzes the life cycle of electrophysiology catheters
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have carried out the most comprehensive life-cycle analysis to date, comparing a reprocessed device with its original or "virgin" counterpart.
Clinique de l'Anjou: when employees embrace the environmental approach
Since its creation, Clinique de l'Anjou has been committed to an active policy of sustainable development, and has become an expert in environmental management.
Plastic isn't fantastic
The HEAL Association (Health and Environment Alliance) has just published a report entitled "Turning the Plastic Tide", which examines all the chemical substances contained in plastic that put our health at risk.