New SHC Resource Center Spotlight: Stanford Health Care
The Joint Commission’s Sustainable Healthcare Certification (SHC) Resource Center features a new Spotlight on Stanford Health Care, a major health system in Palo Alto, California. Stanford has successfully fostered a culture of sustainability that is both guided by and underpinned by strong leadership commitment – positioning sustainability as a top priority. They utilized a multifaceted approach to integrate sustainability, including conducting a greenhouse gas inventory, setting multi-year goals and targets, and creating a Sustainability Program Office to maintain momentum and progress. This core leadership commitment and engagement strategy has led to considerable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, as well as several Practice Greenhealth sustainability awards, notably the first Circle of Excellence award in the leadership category.
Launched on Sept. 18, 2024, the SHC Resource Center provides sustainability strategies, tools and tips, Spotlights on leading organizations, cost savings examples, and other key resources to assist healthcare organizations in reducing their carbon footprint. While it was designed with certification in mind, it can be an on-ramp for any organization, whether they seek accreditation or not, and wherever they are on their environmental sustainability journey.
Other Spotlights on the Resource Center feature Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Boston Medical Center. To see other helpful tools and resources, please visit our Resource Center. Please watch for more Spotlights from other leading organizations!