title: Healthcare and the environment. Hospitals search for ways to offset negative effects on the environment.
abstract: Regulations, accreditation, economics and public outcry are just some of the reasons hospitals are becoming more environmentally conscious. Others just want to do their part to help the environment. Whatever the reason, healthcare organizations seem to be searching for ways to mitigate their effect on the environment.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bourke
mesh_terms: D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004782:Environmental Health; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D008506:Medical Waste; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*