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There are 5,534 registered domestic hospitals, according to the American Hospital Association. Each one of those facilities is esti­mated to generate up to 25 pounds of waste per day per patient. The math seems to indicate that health care centers produce an endless stream of garbage at an unsustainable rate.

Furthermore, it’s only one industry and one waste source in an ever-growing country, struggling to find solutions to land­fill overload. As regulations tighten to relieve the burden trash puts on our ecosystem, planners and buy­ers are searching for eco-friendly solutions to medical facility equip­ment and materials.

Value-Based Healthcare is a healthcare delivery model in which providers are paid based on patient outcomes. Its purpose is to improve quality while lowering healthcare costs. This has been around since 2010 and has been steadily gaining momentum. Healthcare systems that have embraced this concept have been focusing on 3 things: improving outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction, and lowering costs. 

Amy Annis to lead CME’s collaboration with the expanding integrated care consortium