Book Description

Green hospitals and Lean Hospitals both deal with increasing efciency and effectiveness by decreasing waste/non-value added activities and cost. Green hospitals encourage effective and efcient usage of energy, water and material, ensure the prevention of any kind of waste, are environmentally friendly and eco-friendly building designs. The Lean hospitals decrease waste, cost, non-value added activities and increase patient, doctor, nurse and staff satisfaction as well as increase hospital performance. This book demonstrates the applicability of the concept of green hospitals together with lean management. This book examines contribution of these two concepts to healthcare and environment.