Identification and systematization of good practices and difficulties in the development of green healthcare principles in hospital organizations

Author(s)

Karine Borges de Oliveira

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Guaratinguetá. 2019-07-25.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Engenharia. Guaratinguetá
• Defense date: 2019-06-25
• Advisor: Otávio José de Oliveira

Abstract

Organizations have made environmental sustainability as one of the factors to consider in business because of the increasing pressures and concerns that impact on business activities, human health, and the planet. In the healthcare business, it is possible to develop environmental sustainability from results obtained in other organizations. An increasing number of hospitals are becoming more interested in environmental sustainability for improving public and environmental health and reducing operating costs. Green Healthcare (GH) is the use of environmental sustainability strategies applied in healthcare organizations. This research aims to identify and systematize good practices and difficulties in hospital organizations in the development/operationalization of GH principles. To develop this research, a review of the scientific literature was carried out to identify the principles of GH and the critical success factors that impact its development. The principles identified were leadership, chemicals, waste, energy, water, transportation, food, pharmaceuticals, buildings, and purchasing. Based on the principles, critical success factors, and multiple cases study research method, six hospital organizations from the State of São Paulo that participated in the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Agenda were investigated. As a result of this research, a systematization of actions is done to develop/operationalize the GH principles in hospital organizations. The main scientific contribution of this research is the theoretical densification of the principles of GH based on the scientific literature. The practical contribution of this research is to provide managers intrinsic information for the development and operationalization of GH in hospital organizations. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/16768-6 - Proposal of practices for development and operationalization of green healthcare principles in hospital organizations
• Grantee: Karine Borges de Oliveira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master