From Becker's Hospital Review:
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- Written and compiled by Bob Herman
sustainability, quality, and conscience... from RxOrganics and beyond
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
- Adam Aston, Guardian Professional
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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Thursday, November 7, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
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| UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay (opening Feb. 2015) will become one of the greenest urban hospitals in the U.S. with its incorporation of over 160,000 square feet of landscaping and rooftop gardens. |
- Elizabeth Baca, physician and advisory board member of the Building Health Initiative
Where one works, lives, and plays is a powerful factor when it comes to one's well-being. Health impacts of the built environment is gaining more and more attention in the medical field. Recently, UCSF has become a founding partner in an impressive alliance with notable Silicon Valley corporations in an effort to back green building development for the beneficial effects on public health. A Building Health Initiative comprised of institutions and corporations from different sectors has been created to tackle and execute a multifarious list of sustainable action items in addition to serving as a platform for sharing best practices among the participating businesses. Dan Geiger, executive director of the U.S. Green Building Council-Northern California Chapter, states:
"This is the first time major [organizations] from multiple sectors have come together to publicly commit to improving human health through green building. Each partner has pledged to implement new organizational actions that have direct effects and generate awareness of how the built environment affects our well-being. This is a tremendous stimulus for the movement for healthy communities for all."As noted in one of our previous blog posts, UCSF was ranked in the top 50 list of Becker's Hospital Review for being one of America's greenest hospitals. With many of their existing values already centered on sustainability and ecological health, UCSF's collaboration with BHI team members will further emphasize its commitment in fostering a healthy living environment for employees and community members alike. We are excited to see what's to come of these green developments!
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Saturday, October 19, 2013
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| RxOrganics ad placement in the official program guide! |
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
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| Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center |
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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| The medical spa green room in St. Dominic Hospital - Jackson, Miss. |
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
"Hospitals are beginning to seek systemic solutions for the systemic challenges that current policies and chronic diet-related disease have created." - Kim Bayer, Ann Arbor News
We love the idea of integrating local and organic foods into hospitals in striving to achieve a triple bottom line of sustainability - one that would provide "better patient care, improve population health, and reduce per capita cost" (Kim Bayer, freelance writer for The Ann Arbor News).
Thursday, September 5, 2013
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| Mohnton Knitting Mills in Pennsylvania |
"Does knowing where a shirt comes from
affect your decision to buy it?"
- Emanuella Grinberg, CNN
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
"When it comes to hospital construction and design, the decisions around what is built and how it’s built all have significant impact on not only an organization’s bottom line, but also the quality of care given to patients." -- Kelsey Brimmer, Assoc. Editor, Healthcare Finance News
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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| Staff photo by Susan W. Thurman |
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
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| Why Organic Cotton? |
- Contributors of Organic Spa Living
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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| Read: Is sustainable fashion the way forward? |
Thursday, July 25, 2013
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| The pediatric staff in RxClothing scrubs. We love these beautiful happy faces! |
In May we published an article highlighting our partnership with The Aslan Project, an amazing organization dedicated to improving care and survival rates for pediatric cancer patients in the developing world.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Did you know that 80% of Americans are willing to pay more for U.S. products? What if we also informed you that for every $1.00 spent on those U.S. products, $1.48 is added to the economy! This week we bring you a delightfully powerful infographic published by one of San Francisco's very own small businesses, DODOcase.Friday, July 12, 2013
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| Rooftop Garden St. Louis Children's Hospital |
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Leveraging an impressive 8 year sustainability index created within their company, Nike has developed a free application to aid the decision making process for fashion designers to choose eco-friendly materials. Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Textile Exchange, a global non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, has announced stabilization in the organic cotton sector. Thursday, June 13, 2013
"The health care sector is in the midst of the largest boom in construction and renovation in history." We are certainly witnessing this boom in San Francisco right now!Wednesday, June 5, 2013
This Michigan based center sounds amazing!! What an inspiring project to come into fruition. Read up on Lenawee's astounding eco development: Lenawee's Center for a Sustainable FutureThursday, May 30, 2013
News & Views published a great article that showcases a study done on the effects of how listening to music can ease the anxiety of ICU patients.Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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| Our donation for The Aslan Project RN's in Ethiopia |
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Shout out to one of our bay area hospitals UCSF! What a great thing to see happening! Read all about it here: Safer cleaning products for hospital patients, employees, and the environment.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Depending on your hospital's uniform dress code, Scrubs magazine highlights some fun colors that are currently trending for Spring 2013 in the healthcare industry. Check out these hues of haute couture!Thursday, April 4, 2013
We highly encourage you to read up on this week's featured article: Seeds of Discontent: A Texas Organic Cotton Farmer Takes On Monsanto. It gives some valuable insight into the legal battles organic cotton farmers face and the great lengths some individuals are willing to go in order to protect and preserve the integrity of their cotton's organic element.Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Have you cottoned on yet? It's never too late!
Read up on 5 Benefits of Organic Cotton and become inspired to join us and take part in this sustainable movement.
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