May 30, 2025- Sustainability is a hot-button topic that every organization in every industry has to reckon with right now. This is especially true for healthcare. By embracing sustainability, ASCs and other healthcare facilities can not only contribute to environmental preservation but also improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance patient satisfaction.
Repertoire Magazine recently spoke to Julie Moyle, MSN, RN, Sustainability Strategy Manager for Practice Greenhealth about sustainability in the ASC space, the misconceptions about what sustainability means, and how ASCs can implement greener practices.
About Practice Greenhealth
Practice Greenhealth is a national nonprofit that supports healthcare organizations across the country in building lasting sustainability programs. The team at Practice Greenhealth works in many areas of sustainability, but two of their core areas of focus with their healthcare partners are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience plans.
Through these initiatives, ASCs can work towards reducing their environmental impact and ensuring continuity of care in the face of extreme weather events or supply chain disruptions.
“We work with large healthcare systems, academic medical centers, community health centers, federally qualified health centers, clinics, and ASCs,” Moyle said. “Because the health sector’s impact on the environment is so broad, our programming is equally comprehensive, supporting partners in areas ranging from waste reduction and safer chemicals to climate action.”
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