TY - GEN
T1 - Use of Life Cycle Assessment in healthcare
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
AU - Thiel, Cassandra L.
AU - Campion, Nicole
AU - Bilec, Melissa
AU - Landis, Amy
AU - Copley-Woods, Noedahn
PY - 2011/7/29
Y1 - 2011/7/29
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936847
DO - 10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936847
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960732764
SN - 9781612843926
T3 - Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
BT - Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
Y2 - 16 May 2011 through 18 May 2011
ER -