The ethical responsibility of the hospital to the environment.
The ethical responsibility of the hospital to the environment is a relatively new concept. It is complex and ever changing as the whole field of medicine continues to evolve. The recent dilemmas of medical waste washing up on beaches and waste-laden barges not finding an accepting port should convince us that this issue is becoming more serious. Responsible change in this area calls for creative and imaginative leadership. It is a terrible contradiction when an institution committed to the health and wholeness of those whom it serves is not also committed to the health and wholeness of the environment.
Baptist Medical Center-Montclair, Birmingham, AL.
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D000407:Alabama; D003657:Decision Making; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000592:standards; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000592:standards*; D012941:Social Responsibility