Towards a green hospital approach in Oman: A case study of quantifying an environmental impact

• Published in: The International journal of health planning and management Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1583 - 1589
• Main Authors: Al Fannah, Jehan, Al Sabahi, Sultana, Al Harthi, Hasina, Al Bahrani, Maher, Al Salmi, Qasem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Carbon; carbon emissions; Carbon footprint; Case studies; Clinics; Consumption; COVID-19; Data base management systems; Emission analysis; Emissions; environment; Environmental impact; Environmental management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental policy; Footprint analysis; Gases; green hospital; Health care; Health care industry; Health education; Health information; Health planning; Health services; Hospitals; Information management; Inhalation; inhaled anaesthetic gases; Isoflurane; Oman; Pandemics; Public health; Resource management; Respiration; Savings; Sevoflurane; Sustainability; Telemedicine; Tracking; Travel; Oman; telemedicine; environment; carbon emissions; inhaled anaesthetic gases; Oman; green hospital; health care

Introduction The environmental impact of hospitals and healthcare providers practices is substantial, although often unnoticed and infrequently tracked. A green and healthy hospital is one that promotes public health by continuously monitoring and reducing its environmental impact. Methods We adopte...