Cohen’s Nonprofit Helps Hospitals Go Green
Gary Cohen and his nonprofit, Health Care Without Harm, have persuaded hospitals around the world to close their medical-waste incinerators, dramatically cutting emissions of dioxin and other toxins.
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Healthier Hospital Food — For Us and the Earth
Hospitals can play an unexpected roll in the sustainable food movement.
For Dying Cancer Patients, Geography is Destiny
It’s not what you want; it’s where you go. Dartmouth study finds cancer patients’ end-of-life care is determined by their hospital, not their hopes.
‘House,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Violate Codes of Conduct?
Researchers analyzing episodes of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and Fox's "House" determine the hospital dramas are "rife" with incidents that violate professional codes of conduct.
A New Therapy for America’s Aging Hospitals
What can good hospital design achieve? How about healthier patients?
Take Two Aspirin and Call Your Architect in the Morning
Safety by design is a guiding ethos as a new and smarter style of health care building looks at error prevention and stress reduction.
Is Sarbanes-Oxley a Prescription for Hospitals?
Congressmen and state legislators aim to further regulate hospital management, hoping to encourage better care and finances. New research suggests these laws might not make much difference.