I’m not a big fan of hospitals. Oh, I know the great things that they can do to keep us healthy, but they make me nervous. I’m not exactly sure why. It could be because I don’t understand the medical lingo. It could be because of the pain and suffering that I know lies behind the patient doors and I am unable to offer any assistance. It could be a variety of things, but most recently it is because I have witnessed the tremendous amount of waste and inefficient energy use that flows out of hospitals and I am unable to see how to offer sustainable recommendations without risking a decline in quality patient care. There’s a fine line between a sterile first-time use of medical equipment and a sterilized, re-manufactured second-time use of the same equipment. I’m not exactly sure why, but as a culture we have in our minds…
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