Four young people on a civic service contract have just completed their mission at the Résidence Marie Romier in La Talaudière (42). For six months, two days a week, they went out to meet residents and set up concrete actions around sustainable development: better sorting of food waste using posters and labels, which eco-gestures and commitments are best suited to the elderly, thinking about the concept of intergenerational relations, etc.
Societal open house: from Blériot XI to robotic-assisted rehabilitation
SAS Clinique Saint-Roch is taking part in European Sustainable Development Week by organizing an "atypical" open house. A return to the future will enable visitors to (re)discover part of the local (Cambrian) heritage and history, through a tour of four workshops.
When the operating room becomes eco-responsible
Dr Jane Muret, sustainable development officer, anesthesia department, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy (94), answered our questions about her sustainable development approach in the operating theater.
Let's change our practices!
Sustainable development week at the Flandres and Lille-Métropole public mental health establishments (EPSM) will be a time to discover the initiatives in place at both establishments.
General mobilization at Lille CHRU
From May 30 to June 3, 2016, the Lille CHRU is organizing games aimed at raising awareness of sustainable development: sorting, energy, biodiversity, waste, etc. See the program in this article.
Find your mistake at Clinique du Saint-Cœur
Once again this year, the Clinique du Saint-Cœur in Vendôme (41) is taking part in Sustainable Development Week from May 30 to June 5, 2016. The organizing committee has no shortage of ideas for this 2016 edition! With its stands, events and role-playing activities, this is an event not to be missed.
Extreme conditions and system D in Guadeloupe
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.
"Air washes with air"
Read the interview with Dr Philippe Carenco, Hospital Hygiene Department, Hyères Hospital. He talks about air quality issues in hospitals.
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.
Maison de santé Marie Galène shares its eco-healthcare guide
Download the eco-responsible caregiver guide for La Maison de santé Marie Galène (33).
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.
Notre Dame des Roches, Anjou (38), a harmonious approach
EHPAD Notre Dame des Roches is committed to sustainable development: waste sorting, resident well-being, purchasing charter... Find out more!
Centimeo, the job-creating, community-minded distributor
Centimeo is a single-serve dispenser of eco-responsible snacks made in France and payable with red coins (cents): biodegradable chewing gum made in Angers, organic cookies made in Normandy, fair-trade chocolate, etc. The operation is entirely free of charge for establishments. The dispenser mounts like a picture on the wall, and requires no power supply.
Taking action against violence against women, a commitment by the Les Cèdres medical and surgical center in Brive-la-Gaillarde
Together with the NGO Gynécologie Sans Frontières and the town of Malemort-sur-Corrèze, the Clinique des Cèdres organized a symposium entitled "Réunir les maillons de la chaîne. Pour une meilleure coordination de la prise en charge des violences conjugales" on November 25, 2015, to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Territorial anchoring, a CSR component
Dr. Joël Cliche, President of SAS Saint-Roch in Cambrai (Clinique Saint Roch) is a local player both within the walls of his structure and beyond, as specified in the C2DS guide on the social responsibility of healthcare establishments published in June 2015.
Center Hospitalier Gabriel Martin (GHGM): a committed facility
The "European Week for Sustainable Development" was followed in the French overseas departments, and in particular on Reunion Island at the Gabriel Martin Hospital, an opportunity for the hospital to demonstrate its SD commitments as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach, with an awareness-raising day for patients and the general public on June 4. Check out the video shot by the sustainable development working group, which highlights the facility's commitment to sustainable development.
Share your dashboards?
As the 13 French facilities currently EMAS-registered say, the approach has enabled them to structure themselves, obtain a coherent overall view and, above all, set up indicators adapted to the facility's operations and have a dashboard. Contact the network coordinator to receive the scorecards of EMAS-registered C2DS members.
Agora 2015: the impact of climate change on human health
C2DS Agora 2015 focused on the health impacts of climate change.
Laurent Setton, Senior Official for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights.
Read the interview with Laurent Setton, Senior Official for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights. He talks to us about sustainable development in the health and medico-social sector.
For a more colorful world of healthcare
Giving hope and comfort to all those who suffer and stay in hospital, to their families and carers, by offering them art: this is the mission set by the Foundation for Art in Hospitals, created in 1984 in the United States, which offers works of art to hospitals free of charge. The foundation's raison d'être is to make hospitals around the world beautiful places of healing.