Greening a Healthcare Facility
Transforming a healthcare facility to be more environmentally friendly can lead to significant financial and operational benefits. These improvements include lower health and safety costs, reduced maintenance expenses, and substantial energy savings, with facilities achieving up to 50%
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Greening a Healthcare Facility Staff satisfaction Average time to fill and Average vacancy age will be reduced Turnover was not affected Quality of care Mortality and case mix indices create downward trend fewer deaths decrese number of significant prescribing errors decrese persentage of MedMARx dispensing ,yearly average 25%lower Utilities foresee an energy saving gain more energy efficient water saving achieved 50% energy intensity saving Expenses reduction in maintenance cost reductions in health and safety costs more patients were attraced Labor andTotal opersting expense per patient in Bed Productivity Metrics Percent Direct Care Total Non-Productive Hour Because:improved indoor environment qulity air conditioning system
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Number of sick day reduced Hours per patient in Bed Metrics no clear way to determine Registered nurse and Patient care Technician Productivity An increases capacity to adequately staff the hospital as a result of decreased vacancy and turnover
