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St. Elizabeth Hospital Develops Third Rooftop Garden

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APPLETON, Wis. — St. Elizabeth’s Hospital recently installed a green rooftop garden on top of the new Fremont Tower. Installation of the garden began in mid-July. The 235,000-square-foot, five-story tower will be an inpatient facility, which also has a new radiology unit and a restaurant-style cafeteria named The Market. The new, modern facility will replace a 90-year-old hospital wing and will provide a more comfortable place for patients to recover.

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More Hospitals Strive for Sustainability, Report Shows

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RESTON, Va. — The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) has released its 2013 Milestone Report, which shows more hospitals are adopting sustainability practices. According to the report, hospitals are taking such measures to reduce their environmental footprint, lower costs and improve the health of patients and staff.

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Lankenau Medical Center Earns LEED Silver

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WYNNEWOOD, Pa. — The Lankenau Medical Center is celebrating the recent achievement of LEED Silver certification for the sustainable design and construction of the center’s Master Facility Project. The $446 million, 600,000-square-foot project is the first health project in the region to receive LEED Silver and is the largest health care project on the East Coast to earn the green distinction, according to hospital officials.

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Childbirth Procedures Studied for Improved Sustainability

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. — In a study that is the first of its kind, a team of researchers is studying ways to make childbirth procedures more sustainable by examining the environmental impacts of childbirth.

With funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh have teamed up to improve sustainable childbirth procedures through vaginal delivery and birth by cesarean section.

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