Health systems have increasingly recognized their potential to help mitigate the enormous human impact on the world’s environment. They are also confronting their large carbon footprints: almost a tenth of U.S. carbon emissions can be traced to healthcare. Essential, safety-net hospitals are specifically focused on equity and see the disparate effects of environmental degradation on their vulnerable patients and communities. A resilient health system will need to act to decarbonize, reduce pollutants and waste, and work to protect at-risk populations in an era of climate change. To these ends, leading essential hospitals are implementing comprehensive sustainability plans. This interactive session will feature the leaders of two major health systems with nationally recognized, comprehensive sustainability initiatives. The panelists will focus on their efforts to enhance sustainability and decarbonize their health systems. They will identify the challenges these leaders face as they transform their organization to meet this global health challenge. The role of academic medicine in promoting sustainability will also be covered.

Learning Objectives:

• Discover the critical strategies of highly successful health systems.
• Explore a likely scenario for the key components of the nation’s healthcare system over the next 3-5 years.

Speakers:

Bruce Siegel, MD
President/CEO, America's Essential Hospitals

Carol Gomes, FACHE
CEO/COO, Stony Brook University Hospital

This session was originally presented at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership.

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