Children's to Continue Green Efforts in Growth
Children’s is committed to creating and maintaining a healthy environment for patients, their families and our staff. Minimizing the impact of our expansion on the environment is part of that goal to be the cleanest and greenest hospital.
The design of new buildings constructed as a part of our master plan will use green principles to reduce energy usage and promote healthy interior and exterior environments. Plantings and new open spaces in the growth proposal will create tranquil places for patients, families and neighbors to enjoy, and provide a natural shield to minimize noise and light from the hospital in nearby neighborhoods. These garden areas also help control the ambient temperature throughout the year.
Many of our current initiatives reduce harmful effects on the environment, and reduce the costs of our operations. These efforts, recently noted in Continental (Continental Airlines’ in-flight magazine), include composting yard waste and leftover food. Children’s also recycles cooking fat, office paper and computer monitors, cans, bottles and plastics.
“As the best pediatric hospital in the region, Children’s can be a leader in helping to create a healthy hospital environment for patients, families and staff, to educate and serve as a role model for our community, and ultimately to protect and save our environment for future generations,” says Sue Heffernan, RN, MN, BC, clinical nurse specialist.