The Value of Implementing Sustainability in Healthcare
Description:
Health care creates a significant portion of the world’s climate footprint and in turn produces an extraordinary amount of waste.
Environmental sustainable health care practices are essential to protect the health and longevity of patients, the community we serve, and our planet.
In 2025, U-M Health was named one of the Top 25 Hospitals in the country for excellence in environmental sustainability by Practice Greenhealth. In addition, U-M Health also achieved a new system record of receiving four Circle of Excellence Awards.
Michigan Medicine’s sustainability strategy has five main goals: reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate the use of chemicals of concern, reduce waste, source local and sustainable food, and build healthy and resilient communities. These goals align with U-M’s Carbon Neutrality Goals and Campus Sustainability Goals as well as commitments U-M Health has made to reduce its impact of climate change and improve the health of the communities they serve.
Chip Amoe, U-M Health Sustainability Officer, will provide an overview and key examples of U-M Health’s Sustainability initiatives within their existing facilities and in the development of new facilities, including the newly opened The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion that is on track to be a LEED-V4 Platinum hospital.
Speaker:
Chip Amoe, JD, MPA is the Sustainability Officer for University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor, MI. Before joining U of M Health, he served as Director of Sustainability for Michigan State University in East Lansing and was the first Director of Sustainability for Henry Ford Health in Detroit. Prior to leading sustainability efforts, he served over fifteen years in government affairs and health policy roles for Henry Ford Health, as well as the American Society of Anesthesiologists and American Medical Association in Washington, DC. Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, he received his undergraduate degrees in political science and consumer affairs from the University of Rhode Island and his law degree and master’s in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
Resources:
The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion
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