CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL

Focus on energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, and indoor air quality.

Indoor Air QualityAccomplishments

• Policies on dust control barriers during construction

• Environmental Air Quality studies done• Humidity levels check monthly (mold)

• Free air intakes (don’t circulate)

• Mercury free for one year (5 years)

• Respiratory fitting on annual basis

Indoor Air Quality cont.

• EPA approved cleaning agents (less volatile, aromatic)

• HEPA filters• Asthma triggers• Smoke free campus• Plants in facility

Challenges

• Monitoring PVC – IV bags, tubing, gloves, building materials, flooring, wall coverings, pipes, etc.

• Monitoring low VOC paints, stains, finishes, adhesives, sealants.

Best Practices

Lunch and Learn

10 Raised Beds

Composter

Dietary Crop

Green Fair/Earth Day

We Recycle!

We Recycle!

Recycling Day

Once monthOffice suppliesFree/exchangeOffer to patients

Motion Lights

Green Tips in Newsletter

GREEN TIP The Swain County Extension Office will present a “Composting” Lunch and Learn tomorrow at 11:30 in the Main Conference Room. Class is limited to 12. Lunch is provided. You must register with PR.

Spring Cleaning

Farmer’s Market

Wild South’s Roosevelt Ashe Award“Green Business of Year”

What’s coming up?

• Maintain and recognize relationships with Supply, Facilities, and Housekeeping. Empower them….

• Removing and replacing carpeting. • Reduce cost of Red Bag waste/track• Track energy bills • Water faucets• Pass Along Club

free food cart installed florescent lighting and replaced energy depleting ballasts developed recognition and incentive awards for energy saving ideas green tips to staff and community, can and bottle recycling reduce vending machine lightingfixed picnic areas with umbrellas for staff provide seeds to patients and staffset up recycled battery station cardboard recycling decrease in red bag (hazardous) waste - set up meditation areas for patients – plant flowers around facilitydistributed green shopping bags to patients and staff distributed CFL light bulbs to patients and staffdiscourage the use of Styrofoam in the facility

Green Hospital Committee