Current Issue Artciles
Editorial
Renee-Marie Stephano: Healthcare Development Projects Lack Resources and Funding
Sustainable Healthcare
By Jennifer R. DuBose, Joshua Crews and Brad A. Schaap: Energy Conservation in the Department of Defense MHS Replacement Hospital at Ft. Riley
By David Ray: Kalispell Regional Medical Center - A Case Study of Energy-Saving Improvements
By Harry Pliskin: The Evolution of Waste and Linen Removal in Hospitals: The Dawn of the New Pneumatic Age
By Jeff Burks: Tracking Sustainability: Metrics Critical for Higher Performing Organizations
Feature
By Henry Korn, Greg Korn and James Gillette: Ensuring Projects Are Completed On-time and On-Budget
By Komal Kotwal: 10 Values to Meet the Triple Bottom Line
By Cagri Kanver: Healthcare’s Dual Demands Fiscal Responsibility and Quality Care
Healthcare Development
By Olivia Goodwin: Solar Panels-From Homes to Hospitals
By Natasja Sproat: Making a Bridge between Holistic Therapists and One Billion People without Healthcare
By Dr. M. Balasubramanian: Hospital Challenges in the Millennium
2011 The Year of Healthcare Development And Sustainability
2010 was a very tough year for healthcare development and sustainability. With the global economic recession being felt around the world, there are many healthcare projects that have been put on hold because of a lack of financing and an inability to obtain investment in the project. Literally, thousands of healthcare projects around the world have been delayed. We hope to see 2011 be a year of stabilization, as financing and investment increase for healthcare and all these healthcare projects on hold, get a green light to break ground and start construction.
As one of the only organizations working on a global basis in green healthcare and healthcare development it is exciting to see how each country around the globe is developing their own green initiatives and hospital projects. We are currently working with healthcare providers and governments in over 90 countries. We had over 85 countries attend our global healthcare and healthcare design and development conference in Los Angeles this past year. We are excited to be a resource for so many governments and hospitals looking for solutions on building new healthcare projects and making their projects “Green.” We hope to continue to be a valuable resource, and help connect and network players from both sides of the table. This year we are expanding our efforts with launching a social network for sustainable healthcare and healthcare development, as well as several other initiatives in this space to help the industry grow and bring industry participants together.
About the Author
Renée-Marie Stephano is the editor of the Sustainable Healthcare and Hospital Development Magazine and also a Founder and President of the Medical Tourism Association/Global Healthcare Association, the first international non-profit trade association for the medical tourism and global healthcare industry.
Ms. Stephano received her Juris Doctorate degree in Law in Pennsylvania. She has a background in international marketing and health law
Ms. Stephano has a passion for growing awareness and education in Sustainable Healthcare solutions. She may be reached at Renee@healthcaredevelopmentmagazine.com
