Sustainability for Healthcare Management

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Sustainability serves as a powerful vehicle for promoting healthy values, and this book encourages healthcare leaders to consider the fiscal, societal, and environmental implications of their decisions. It connects health values with sustainability drivers, aiming to illuminate the importance of sustainability in the evolving health paradigm. Through the lens of an imaginary health leader, Fred, the CEO of Memorial Hospital, the authors explore various leadership priorities linked to sustainability. Each chapter presents a leadership priority and a corresponding sustainability driver, framed within Fred's experiences and interactions with colleagues. The narrative is enriched with practical applications, showcasing evidence-based sustainability achievements and insights from esteemed healthcare leaders. Each chapter features tools, illustrations, and data to support an evidence-based approach to health sustainability. Additionally, the book includes a healthcare sustainability syllabus and recommended reading resources. By integrating key concepts of environmentally sustainable healthcare operations, it serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals in health management. Readers will learn to translate leadership priorities into actionable sustainability tactics that yield positive operational outcomes.