Identify data sources you might need to collect and analyze for your initiative.

Assignment: Sustainability Initiative Summary

Assignment Content

Select a health care setting and organization on which
you will focus for your sustainability initiative (e.g., local hospital,
veterans’ hospital, ambulance service, urgent care, nursing home).

Analyze the setting and organization you have selected
and break it down to the main departments, employee roles, operating
activities, and so on. While doing so, brainstorm opportunities to reduce costs
or eliminate waste while improving patient care or outcomes.

Review the list of sustainable initiatives from the
list below, and select one that you want to promote for your selected
organization:

Energy efficiency
Lighting
IR scanning
Cogeneration
Kanban Inventory
Device exchange
CR pack reformation
Device reprocessing
Red bag waste reduction
Blue wrap recycling

Note: Ensure that the opportunity you select
correlates with the setting you select. Additionally, if you want to complete a
sustainable initiative that is not on the list, obtain approval from your
instructor before completing the assignment.

Identify data sources you might need to collect and
analyze for your initiative. Consider contacting people in the industry and in
your organization who may be able to help.

Write a 525- to 700-word summary of the sustainability
initiative you want to promote at the health care setting you selected. Your
proposal should:

Create a clear vision or mission statement that
defines the scope of the initiative and would generate buy-in.
Define what outcomes you expect to achieve over time.
Be specific with what you can realistically deliver.

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