Green Committee
Health and the environment are strongly linked.
Here are some of our initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint :
- Reduction in HFA metered dose inhaler prescriptions (from 50% to 30% in chronic respiratory disease).
- Elimination of paper for examination tables and replacement with washable sheets. Elimination of disposable vaginal specula. 100% of our specula are now reusable and carefully sterilized.
- Change to climate-positive coffee delivered electrically in returnable containers and without waste. Elimination of single-dose products (milk and sugar). Vegetable milk available (3 X less GHG than cow’s milk).
- Reduce waste by refilling reusable hand soap containers and sanitizer gel pumps.
- Project to reduce paper and ink cartridges by optimizing the use of our electronic medical record (in progress).
- Education: participation of all employees and professionals in a Climate Fresco (in progress).
- Single-service battery reduction project.
Thank you to the Circuit court group for planting trees and shrubs on the clinic grounds. Thank you also to our volunteers who helped with the planting.