VUMC partnered with Philips in 2023 on a decarbonization research collaboration spanning imaging, supply chain and patient pathways, and operates under Vanderbilt's 2019 Zero Waste Master Plan targeting 90% diversion from landfill.
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Directional estimate. Tons modeled from this hospital's annual waste footprint and category benchmarks (Practice Greenhealth, vendor case studies). Diminishing returns applied when multiple solutions share a category.
Directional estimate. Tons modeled from this hospital's annual waste footprint and category benchmarks (Practice Greenhealth, vendor case studies). Diminishing returns applied when multiple solutions share a category.
Directional estimate. Tons modeled from this hospital's annual waste footprint and category benchmarks (Practice Greenhealth, vendor case studies). Diminishing returns applied when multiple solutions share a category.
Products from our solutions directory that align with this hospital's stated commitments and active projects.
On site aerobic digester that turns up to 220 lbs of hospital food waste and Terraloam compostable film gowns into finished compost in 24 hours closing the loop between cafeteria and clinical waste streams.
Largest reprocessor of single use medical devices in the U.S., recovering EP catheters, pulse oximeter sensors, compression sleeves and more for safe reuse.
Reprocesses single use devices and repairs rigid/flexible scopes, extending product life while maintaining FDA cleared clinical performance.
On site treatment system that decontaminates and recycles polystyrene petri dishes, PET tubes, medical tubing and polypropylene syringes back into usable resin.
European leader in reprocessing complex single use cardiology and ultrasound catheters under EU MDR, returning them to OEM equivalent quality.
Specialty reprocessor focused on the highest cost single use electrophysiology and cardiology devices that other reprocessors won't touch.
Publicly documented programs where this hospital or its parent system reported measurable results.
VUMC's ThinkGreen program embeds department level green champions across the medical center, running annual waste audits and targeted recycling pushes in the OR, lab, and inpatient floors.
Former VUMC Radiology Chair Reed A. Omary, MD, MS used a sabbatical to refocus his career on planetary health, publishing a peer reviewed perspective on decarbonizing medical imaging and launching the Nashville based Greenwell Project to translate sustainability research into clinical practice.
Rooted Community Health a VUMC Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society initiative supported by team members including Marie Holzer runs the VUMC Garden of Hope, a pesticide free employee garden, alongside discounted CSA partnerships with three local farms to bring seasonal produce directly to VUMC staff.