The National Green OR Network
Climate change is a big threat for our health and our planet. A Dutch OR uses 30 – 40% of all medical material within in a hospital and generates 25 – 30% of the medical waste.
The use of disposable instruments, anesthetics and medication waste are huge contributors to the medical waste in Dutch hospitals. Therefore, Dutch ORs have quite an impact on a hospital’s footprint. As medical professionals, we have to do better and we have to make a change.
Our mission
The National Green OR Network accelerates the sustainability of care processes in the ORs in the Netherlands. We want to make a transition within the operating rooms leading to a reduction of our CO2 footprint. The Dutch Network is the first and one of the leading initiatives in the national sustainability of healthcare.
16 scientific and professional associations are participating within our network.
Themes
Themes explored by the National Green OR Network:
- Anaesthetic vapours and drug residues
- Circular waste management and plastic waste
- Energy consumption
- National Sustainability Guideline
- Green Barometer
- Educational module
Videos
Animations
The Green Barometer is a measurement tool developed on the basis of scientific literature to provide insight into how operating rooms can achieve environmental gains. Various reports are generated by completing the measurement tool. First, there is the individual advisory report for each hospital, which shares specific recommendations for the hospital in question.
Air Treatment
How does air treatment work in the operating room? Why does it consume so much energy? And where are the opportunities to become more sustainable without compromising patient safety? In a new animation, the National Green OR Network explains how it works and where the opportunities for sustainability lie.
Share knowledge and inspire
We show surgical teams that green adjustments to daily practices are possible without compromising the operative process and patient safety.
More information
For detailed information about the Dutch network, please download our brochure The National Green OR Network.
For general questions, please send an email to info@degroenok.nl
