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A Health System Sustainability
Bsckground
eg.
Healthcare leaders
decisions
inexpensive suppliers
disposal products
emphasizing
community well-being
(at the same time)
Employees
understaffing
burnout
sustainability claims
values?
not aligned with
management choices
Key Takeaways
health system
evaluating financial goals
consider the impact
decisions
on other stakeholders
demonstrate
commitment to sustainability
through
transparent
measurable outcomes
Risks
in the present case study
same results is possible
regarding staffing decisions
leaders
lower-cost vendors
⬇ purchasing expenses
sacrifice
quality of patient care
if hospitals
additional challanges
such as higher employee turnover
or declining quality of patient services
control labor costs
While employees
⬆️ workloads
burnout
Main issue/
Main concerns
eg.1
disposable medical supplies
⬇ labor costs
⬆ waste disposal costs
⬆ environmental concerns
reducing organizational costs?
not 📌 improve overall efficiency or sustainability
eg. 2
Kaiser Permanente 2023
$49 M settlement
improper disposal of hazardous waste
medical waste
patient infornation
Analysis of Three Articles
Friedman
⭐ financial performance
Hereu Morales & Valderrama
social well-being
environmental
instead of economic priorities
Carroll
CSR
economic
legal
ethical
philanthropic
all be balanced
Importance
issue
not whether
financial outcomes
whether
financial objectives
w/o neglecting
responsibilities
employees
the community
patients
Main Stakeholders
frontline workers
staffing issues
burnout
additional pressure
physicians,
support employees
nurses
Patients
w/ limited access
⭐ impacted
investment ⬇
according to the staff
patient-facing services
burdens
👓 in the finances
Recommandations
leaders
root causes
the urgency of risks
the actual needs of stakeholders
the expected effectiveness of interventions
eg.
if inadequate staffing
immediate and serious threat
to patient safety
addressing
risk -> priority
balancing ethical sustainability
more than
dividing limited resources equally
