title: Hospitals go green. Trustees discover that being gentle to the environment can actually save money.
abstract: Building environmentally sustainable health care facilities costs more than a standard structure, but the benefits to patients and staff, as well as the long-term energy savings, make the investment well worth it.
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Sandrick
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics*; D003363:Cost Control; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D014481:United States