Operating Room

Whether a small cut with a knife, a surgical wound or a major injury caused by a fall the body's defense and repair system leaps into action and tries to close the wound as quickly as possible.

The healthcare industry is rife with opportunities to reduce the environmental impact it creates, with the added benefits of institutional financial gain, improved patient outcomes, better staff health and reduced turnover, and community benefit, according to a report from Practice Greenhealth and from the Institute for Innovation in Large Organizations.