IOWA HEALTH SYSTEMS SUSTAINABILITYAND GREEN INITATIVES

HISTORY OF THE ENVIROMENTAL MOVEMENT AND IOWAHEALTH SYSTEMS’ PLACE IN IT

HISTORY

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IN 860 BCE, EARLY ISLAMIC MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS WERE CONCERNED

WITH AIR, WATER, AND SOIL CONTAMINATION AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE HUMAN BODY.

THE FIRST CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, THE SIERRA CLUB WASFOUNDED IN SAN FRANCISCO IN 1892

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1950S

BETTER LIFE THROUGH CHEMISTRY

JUNE 1969, THE CUYAHOGA RIVER CATCHES FIRE

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1970S

April 22, 1970 FIRST EARTH DAY

20 MILLION PEOPLE PARTICIPATE

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1980S 1

990S

FUTURE

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ARITHMETIC

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Jan-09 Jun-09Jan-10

Jan-09 2 47 66 50 43 54 6 44 6 11 9 20 6 17 33

Jun-09 40 68 66 59 61 62 34 56 17 48 14 36 21 32 52

Jan-10 40 100 78 60 61 80 24 20 46 48 15 36 23 38 54

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2007/2008/2009 OR Program Re-Manufactured Device Savings

Senior Affiliate

Advantage Program Participant

Savings 2007 Savings 2008 Savings 2009 Q1 Savings 2009 Q2 Savings 2009 Q3 Savings 2009 Q3Waste related

savingsTotal Savings Q1-

Q4 Land Fill Weight (lbs) avoided

Allen Memorial Hospital N $9,405 $6,605 $ - $ 1,143 $ - $ 2,234 $ 3 $ 3,380.00 8

Finley Hospital N $0 $6,992 $ 2,161 $ 2,034 $ 381 $ 1,907 $ 90 $ 6,573 224

Iowa Health Des Moines Y $77,872 $199,846 $ 56,261 $ 62,470 $ 56,189 $ 66,137 $ 7,578 $ 248,303 9354

St. Luke's Hospital N $18,693 $127,694 $ 37,934 $ 25,840 $ 30,623 $ 25,948 $ 465 $ 121,558 1363

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center N $2,459 $11,794

$ 3,553 $ 5,858 $ 18,725 $ 10,496 $ 1,530 $ 39,414 2520

Trinity Regional Medical Center Y $15,600 $21,262 $ 5,474 $ 4,205 $ 3,617 $ 3,452 $ 937 $ 17,685 1379

Trinity - Quad Cities Y $483 $92,091 $ 47,240 $ 39,997 $ 37,027 $ 15,542 $ 3,152 $142,958.00 4807

Total   $124,512 $466,284

$152,623.00 $ 141,547.00 $ 146,562.00 $125,716.00 $13,755.00 $579,871.00 19655

2009 OR Program Re-Manufacturred Savings Per Staffed Bed vs. Savings Benchmarks

Senior Affiliate Total # Staffed BedsTotal 2009 Savings /

BedTotal 2008

Savings/Bed

Allen Memorial Hospital 225 $15  

Finley Hospital 131 $51  

Iowa Health Des Moines 663 $375  

St. Luke's Hospital 391 $311  

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center 146 $270

 

Trinity Regional Medical Center 133 $133  

Trinity - Quad Cities 403 $355  

Total 2,092 $1,510  

2009 OR Program Savings Potential By Bed Size and Compliance

Senior AffiliateSavings Benchmark Per Bed (based on 90%

collection compliance)

2009 Estimated Savings Potential

(Based on Savings Benchmarks*)

2008Estimated Savings Potential

(Based on Savings Benchmarks*)

Allen Memorial Hospital $859 $193,275  

Finley Hospital $859 $112,529  

Iowa Health Des Moines $859 $569,517  

St. Luke's Hospital $859 $335,869  

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center $859 $125,414

 

Trinity Regional Medical Center $859 $114,247  

Trinity - Quad Cities $859 $346,177  

Total $859 $1,797,028  

Methodist/Blank Hospital-Launch Jan 08

Table Summary

Facility

Base-line Weekly

Waste Dollars

Recent Weekly

Waste Dollars

Reduction

Percentage

Methodist/Blank $3,613 $1,449 60%Lutheran $1,696 $ 805 53%St. Luke’s $2,635 $2,269 14%Allen $1,291 $ 753 42%

System Average $2,309 $1,319 42%

Waste Reduction

SCIENCE

“THE WORLD WE HAVECREATED IS A PRODUCTOF OUR THINKING. ITCAN NOT BE CHANGEDWITHOUT CHANGING OURTHINKING.”

ALBERT EINSTEIN

GrEAT INITIATIVES:

SET BACKS?

GrEAT INITIATIVES:

ADVANTAGES?

GrEAT INITIATIVES2010:

• JOIN PRACTICE GREENHEALTH• EDUCATING NEW HIRES ABOUT IOWA

HEALTH SYSTEMS’ COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

• VEHICLE SUSTAINABILITY• CONTINUED USE OF THE GrEAT SURVEYS• PARTNER WITH OTHER LOCAL

BUSINESSES TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES

TAKE HOME IDEAS…

• STOP USING DISPOSABLES

• TURN OFF LIGHTS WHEN YOU LEAVE A ROOM

• PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF PAPER

• RECYCLE WHAT YOU CAN

ADDITIONAL IDEAS…

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Water pollution