Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare: A preliminary Cesarean section case study

Cassandra L. Thiel; Nicole Campion; Melissa Bilec; Amy Landis; Noedahn Copley-Woods

doi:10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936847

Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare: A preliminary Cesarean section case study

Cassandra L. Thiel, Nicole Campion, Melissa Bilec, Amy Landis, Noedahn Copley-Woods

Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, School of (SEBE)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

ONE of the principle rules of medical ethics is the oath, First, do no harm. Nearly everyone in the developed world is impacted by healthcare. In 2008, US hospitals employed over 5.3 million people and spent nearly $320 billion on goods and services from other businesses [1]. In 2009, healthcare represented about 17% of the total US GDP. The healthcare sector consumes 73 trillion kWh of electricity annually, and its hospital facilities are the second most energy intensive facility type in the US [2]. The health industry also generates large quantities of waste.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936847
State	Published - Jul 29 2011
Event	2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011 - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: May 16 2011 → May 18 2011

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Name	Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011

Other

Other	2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
Country	United States
City	Chicago, IL
Period	5/16/11 → 5/18/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management of Technology and Innovation
Control and Systems Engineering

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Thiel, C. L., Campion, N., Bilec, M., Landis, A., & Copley-Woods, N. (2011). Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare: A preliminary Cesarean section case study. In Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011 [5936847] (Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936847

Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare : A preliminary Cesarean section case study. / Thiel, Cassandra L.; Campion, Nicole; Bilec, Melissa; Landis, Amy; Copley-Woods, Noedahn.

Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011. 2011. 5936847 (Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Thiel, CL, Campion, N, Bilec, M, Landis, A & Copley-Woods, N 2011, Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare: A preliminary Cesarean section case study. in Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011., 5936847, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011, 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011, Chicago, IL, United States, 5/16/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936847

Thiel CL, Campion N, Bilec M, Landis A, Copley-Woods N. Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare: A preliminary Cesarean section case study. In Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011. 2011. 5936847. (Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936847

Thiel, Cassandra L. ; Campion, Nicole ; Bilec, Melissa ; Landis, Amy ; Copley-Woods, Noedahn. / Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare : A preliminary Cesarean section case study. Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011. 2011. (Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011).

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