Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
Tips on Tracking Hidden Sugar from Inova Wellaware Team
Carlo Alfano has a degree in Health and Fitness Management from Marymount University. During his 15 years in the health and fitness industry, he’s worked with a wide variety of people, coaching them to lead healthier lifestyles. The last 8 years his main focus has been in the corporate environment working one on one and…
Read MoreSustainability Meets Social Responsibility: Inova Donates Medical Supplies
Christina Quint, MA, is the sustainability analyst for Inova’s Office of Sustainability. In this role, she provides programmatic support, manages sustainability communication and marketing, and oversees environmental data collection and analysis to ensure optimal operational performance across the Inova system. Imagine that after months of preparing for surgery, your stretcher is getting rolled into…
Read MoreHospitals get better with wellness design, Paladino
Hospitals and healthcare facilities are built to sustain and improve human health and wellness. But are they designed with this purpose? Read more.
Read MoreInova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital Achieve LEED Silver Certification
FALLS CHURCH, VA — January 24, 2017 — Inova today announced that Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital have achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification. The LEED certified facility includes optimal air quality, natural light and low- or no-toxicity building materials. Part of a 665,000-square-foot campus expansion, the Women’s and Children’s hospitals are …
Read MoreInova Health System Supports Sustainable Climate Resilience Health Care Facilities Initiative
Falls Church, Virginia – December 15, 2014 – At a White House event today, Inova Health System enhanced its commitment to support the resilience of Inova facilities to a changing climate. As part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care…
Read MoreInova Receives Practice Greenhealth Environmental Awards, Named to Leadership Circle of Excellence
Award Winner Honored as a Leader in Environmental Sustainability (FALLS CHURCH, VA) – June 9, 2014 – Inova Health System has been awarded the prominent Greenhealth Emerald Award by Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading healthcare community focused on increasing efficiencies and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety. Four Inova hospitals received this honor, while another was…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Medical Campus Named One of America’s 50 Greenest Hospitals
FALLS CHURCH, VA (October 1, 2013) – Inova Fairfax Medical Campus has been named one of the 50 Greenest Hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review, which covers business and legal news relating to hospitals. To create its list, Beckers consulted with a variety of organizations at the forefront of best practices in healthcare sustainability,…
Read More“Inova Health cookbook keeps it local,” WTOP, August 19, 2013
Inova’s Sustainable Foods, Healthy Lives, was featured by WTOP in “Inova Health cookbook keeps it local,” on August 19, 2013. The Inova Family Cookbook containing recipes and easy-to-understand articles supplied by Inova employees. The book’s chapters and recipes are divided by season, and the recipes within each season contain at least one ingredient that is…
Read MoreInova Health System Releases First GRI Sustainability Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Seema Wadhwa June 20, 2013 703.405.8758 Inova releases third annual Sustainability Report, meets internationally accepted standards for transparency in reporting (Falls Church, Virginia) – (July 1, 2013) – As a leader and innovator in the field of healthcare sustainability, Inova Health System is committed to sharing information about how sustainability principles…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Medical Campus Expansion Highlights Environmental Sustainability
LEED certification sought for “green building” design Falls Church, VA – (November 27, 2012) — When it opens in January 2013, Inova Fairfax Hospital’s new medical/surgical tower will be the first building project in Inova history to have been designed and constructed based on criteria established by the U.S. Green Building Council as part of…
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