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.
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Baptist Medical Center-Montclair, Birmingham, AL.
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