Duke Hospital Sustainability Options

Timeline

Spring 2020 - Spring 2020

Description

Duke University Hospital is one of the nation’s leading care and research centers. Prioritizing patient experience with innovative and comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, Duke Hospital (DH) provides a regional emergency/trauma center, over 51 operating rooms, an endo-surgery center, and extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology areas. With nearly 1,000 patient beds, the hospital functions like a self-sufficient city focused on saving lives.

This project focused on answering the following questions:

• How have Duke Hospital's peers incorporated sustainability?
• What can Duke learn from peer experiences to begin implementing sustainability while maintaining the current level of patient care?

Location: Duke University

Team

Members

Bryan Montes, Isa Jimenez , Kayana Tyson, Milagros de Souza, Taylor Fistel

Leaders

Charlotte Clark, Tavey Capps

Sponsors

Duke Hospital, Sustainable Duke

Related Content

Related Links

• hospitalsustainabilitybrief.pdf

Related Courses

ENVIRON 245