@misc{10481/98503,
year = {2025},
month = {1},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/98503},
abstract = {Hospitals play a key role in promoting sustainable and healthy living. Few
studies have taken this perspective into account. Therefore, we explored the role of hospital
institutions in the development and implementation of sustainability strategies linked to
the provision of health services. Applying the PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic
review of the PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases and
the references of the resulting articles in Mendeley Desktop v1.19.8. Articles peer-reviewed
between 2016 and 2023 were eligible if they analyzed sustainable healthcare, activities
derived from services provided and professional involvement. From the 27 articles that
constituted the final sample, two themes were identified: (a) environmental sustainability in
healthcare and (b) involvement of healthcare professionals in environmental sustainability.
Proposals for sustainable actions to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare related
to the use of natural resources, sustainable food, sustainable transport and waste management
were reviewed. The role of healthcare workers, their attitudes and perceptions of
sustainability and global health improvement were investigated. Reducing health pollution
involves addressing excessive or inappropriate consumption of resources and minimizing
the environmental footprint of healthcare activities. The different contexts reveal the heterogeneity
of the sustainability interventions existing in the healthcare industry, both in
terms of subject matter and in terms of the number of publications from each country.},
organization = {Project “Development of a Model with an Ethical and Gender
Perspective for the Implementation of Sustainability Measures in Healthcare Centres and Institutions”
(SUSTAinsHealth)},
organization = {Program to
stimulate areas with research needs and emerging research activity (Vice-Rectorate for Research of
the University of Seville)},
organization = {Programme for the Stimulation of Areas with Research
Needs and Emerging Research Activity. Modality C. SOL2024-30413},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {development strategies},
keywords = {green hospital},
keywords = {healthcare sector},
title = {Advancing Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare: Review on Perspectives from Health Institutions},
doi = {10.3390/environments12010009},
author = {Badanta, Barbara and Porcar Sierra, Anabel and Torner Fernández, Saray and Rodríguez Muñoz, Francisco Javier and Pérez Jiménez, José Miguel and González Cano-Caballero, María and Ruiz-Adame Reina, Manuel and De Diego Cordero, Rocío},
}