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JUNE 12, 2024

How Some Hospitals Joined Forces to Reduce Anesthesia-Related Emissions


Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News

When anesthesiologist Elizabeth Hansen, MD, PhD, joined Seattle Children’s Hospital about seven years ago, she jumped into the medical center’s sustainability efforts and became concerned about what she saw. Anesthetic gases made up 7% of the hospital’s greenhouse gas emissions—the third-highest contributor following those from commuting and natural gases used in steam boilers—representing more than