Donating Medical Supplies to Create Greener Hospitals with Deanna Benner and Ashley Oncay

Have you heard of the term "health care pollution"? It refers to the waste that hospitals produce while providing patient care, as well as hospitals’ carbon emissions.

Nurse Practitioner Deanna Benner and Nursing Professional Development Specialist Ashley Oncay discuss how they found ways to decrease ChristianaCare's carbon footprint. What started as a grassroots initiative has transformed into a $1 million sustainability movement. Through the Medical Supply Donation Program and the Landfill Diversion Project, ChristianaCare is helping the community while reducing waste. 

Whether you're a ChristianaCare caregiver or simply someone concerned about the environment, this episode offers practical inspiration showing that one person's trash truly is another's treasure.

Links

• ChristianaCare News - Environmental Sustainability Initiatives Keep 7.7 Tons of Medical Supplies Out of Landfills
• ChristianaCare News - ChristianaCare Team Wins Environmental Excellence Gold Award
• Environmental effects of surgical procedures and strategies for sustainable surgery
• Project CURE
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore Goods Donations

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Healthcare Pollution
• 1:07 Medical Supply Donation Program
• 4:16 Landfill Diversion Project
• 8:42 Million-Dollar Impact
• 10:41 Healthcare's Environmental Footprint
• 12:01 Call to Action for Caregivers