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Jaelim Co
Yonsei University College of Medicine South Korea
Background
How to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare? Joint Commission International
Background
Climate change and restriction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission Low Carbon Green Growth Act (2011-) - Ultimate goal: 30% reduction of expected emission by 2020 - Large-scale workplaces (forming 60% of GHG emission) - GHG and energy reduction goals should be achieved every year in 9 major hospitals including Severance hospital. Just a matter of money?
KSGH
Korea Society for Green Hospital (KSGH) - The 1st general meeting and symposium (president: Prof Dong-Chun Shin) was held in June, 2013.
- Six subcommittees: Energy and climate change, Air and water environment, Building environment, Green purchasing, Education, Hazardous chemicals
- The Korean representative of Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Network
KSGH
Korea Society for Green Hospital (KSGH) - Serving as a connection among health sector, government, healthcare industries, and academics
- Joining with the green management consulting program of the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI)
- 7 general hospitals and 3 middle-sized hospitals combine into an eco-friendly consultative group - Consulting program Assessment of current status related to green management Generation of items which need improvement Linkage to technical companies Support of promotion (e.g. media, seminar)
Progress
1. Leadership
Severance Hospital
TFT leader: Prof Dong-Chun Shin (Director, Department of Administration, Severance hospital)
Purchasing
Building
Promotion
- Affiliated with department of preventive medicine - Academic advisory group - Conducting research
2. Chemicals
Severance Hospital
Among 239 Mercury sphygmomanometers, 205 were replaced with mercury-free from 2012. Type and amount of sphygmomanometers purchased (Jan-Aug, 2013)
Brand/Type AND/Desk type(UM-101A) Welch Allyn/General type(DS4511C) Welch Allyn/stand type(7670-10) Amount of purchase 55 62 12
2. Chemicals
Severance Hospital
ID band: PVC
ID band: Tyvek
3. Waste
Severance Hospital Management process of medical waste
Hospital Data
Transportation Data
Incineration
4. Energy
Severance Hospital Green Hospital Management System (GHMS)
Definition : Management system for effective and continuous activities to reduce GHG emission based on the goal under the law such as management of GHG inventory, establishing reduction targets, carry out plan and reports
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Aim : GHG management based on data analysis using database from the automatic remote metering system
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4. Energy
Severance Hospital
BEMS
(Building Energy Management
system)
Power-saving programs in cooling and heating facilities Save 10% of energy consumption
Power-saving sensors in restrooms Number : 200 Save about 50,000 dollars every year
4. Energy
Severance Hospital
Fluorescent light
LED
4. Energy
Severance Hospital
Expected amount
Goal under the law Actual amount
ABMRC constructed
6. Transportation
Shuttle bus
9. Buildings
Severance Hospital
Low VOCs and eco-friendly building materials
Eco-friendly paint
Paint
Finishing materials
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10. Purchasing
Severance Hospital
Challenges so far
1. Low level of understanding even among healthcare workers more promotion and sharing information 2. Primarily concentrating on energy section leadership with environmentally comprehensive view 3. Lack of research low level of interests among academics
1. Increase awareness and understanding related to green hospital through KSGH conference Distribution of good practice cases would be essential.
KSGHs Vision
-Support R&D related to greening healthcare -Assess ecofriendly technologies and select priority
-Support policy makers involved in green hospital -Global Green and Healthy hospitals - Establish the Korean Green network activities Hospital network
- Provide opportunities to share experiences - Education
Comprehensive R&D projects which can be applied to general industries in addition to healthcare