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CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL
Focus on energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, and indoor air quality.
Indoor Air QualityAccomplishments
• Policies on dust control barriers during construction
• Environmental Air Quality studies done• Humidity levels check monthly (mold)
• Free air intakes (don’t circulate)
• Mercury free for one year (5 years)
• Respiratory fitting on annual basis
Indoor Air Quality cont.
• EPA approved cleaning agents (less volatile, aromatic)
• HEPA filters• Asthma triggers• Smoke free campus• Plants in facility
Challenges
• Monitoring PVC – IV bags, tubing, gloves, building materials, flooring, wall coverings, pipes, etc.
• Monitoring low VOC paints, stains, finishes, adhesives, sealants.
Best Practices
Lunch and Learn
10 Raised Beds
Composter
Dietary Crop
Green Fair/Earth Day
We Recycle!
We Recycle!
Recycling Day
Once monthOffice suppliesFree/exchangeOffer to patients
Motion Lights
Green Tips in Newsletter
GREEN TIP The Swain County Extension Office will present a “Composting” Lunch and Learn tomorrow at 11:30 in the Main Conference Room. Class is limited to 12. Lunch is provided. You must register with PR.
Spring Cleaning
Farmer’s Market
Wild South’s Roosevelt Ashe Award“Green Business of Year”
What’s coming up?
• Maintain and recognize relationships with Supply, Facilities, and Housekeeping. Empower them….
• Removing and replacing carpeting. • Reduce cost of Red Bag waste/track• Track energy bills • Water faucets• Pass Along Club
free food cart installed florescent lighting and replaced energy depleting ballasts developed recognition and incentive awards for energy saving ideas green tips to staff and community, can and bottle recycling reduce vending machine lightingfixed picnic areas with umbrellas for staff provide seeds to patients and staffset up recycled battery station cardboard recycling decrease in red bag (hazardous) waste - set up meditation areas for patients – plant flowers around facilitydistributed green shopping bags to patients and staff distributed CFL light bulbs to patients and staffdiscourage the use of Styrofoam in the facility
Green Hospital Committee