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Greening Healthcare / Greening Your Hospital
"I believe even the environment in a hospital should heal."
- Deirdre Imus
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The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® is dedicated to improving indoor air and eliminating toxins from the environment. It is fitting that our award-winning Greening the Cleaning® program originated at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). Since 2001, it has become a springboard for other healthcare facilities to learn not only about the advantages of green cleaning, but to accelerate programs that put broader greening concepts into practice.
- We believe in leading by example and have worked with HUMC, a 501 (c)
(3) not for profit corporation, to make its new Siran Gabrellian
Women's and Children's Pavilion a showcase for green building and
sustainability.
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We believe in the value of holistic, integrative medicine that
considers the potential impact of environmental factors on disease --
and wellness.
- We believe in the importance of a healthy, organic diet, free of pesticides and animal hormones.
Deirdre Imus's Mission to Green up Toxic Hospitals
(GreenBiz.com)
The Sarkis & Siran Gabrellian Women's & Children's Pavilion
at Hackensack University Medical Center Learn more about one of America's first environmentally responsible and
sustainable healthcare facilities as seen in this pull out insert in
the The New York Times.
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Click on the images to view a PDF of the inserts... 
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Green Guide for Healthcare www.gghc.org
"Best Practices for Creating High-Performance Healing Environments"
Teleosis Institute
The Teliosis Institute
is an educational non-profit organization devoted to reducing the
environmental impact of health care. The Institute promotes sustainable
medical practices and works in partnership with the health care
community to build a movement for positive social and environmental
change. Teleosis serves health care professionals through the following
interlinked areas: - Leadership in Green Health Care Online Course
- The Green Pharmacy Program
- Symbiosis: The Journal of Ecologically Sustainable Medicine
- Environmental Health Brochures
- Green Health Care Newsletter
- Green Health Care Program Resources Guide (CA)
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Hackensack University Medical Center Wins
Excellence in Patient Care Award for Exemplary Cleanliness
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| HACKENSACK, NJ, July 20, 2010 -- Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) has been chosen to receive an Excellence in Patient Care award by the Studer Group®. The hospital will receive the award—which will be presented at the 8th annual What’s Right in Health CareSM conference—for its exemplary “cleanliness” ratings on the HCAHPS patient survey. |
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The Greening of Hackensack University Medical Center
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| Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is an impressive complex of
14 buildings spread over several acres. At its heart is a 775-bed
teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School. ...Deirdre Imus and The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric
Oncology® have been instrumental in greening this "Top 50" hospital as
rated by HealthGrades. |
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NuHealth System Adopts Award-Winning Green Cleaning Program
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| EAST MEADOW, NY, February 1, 2010 -- NuHealth System
becomes the first medical center on Long Island to adopt an
award-winning greening program that seeks to eliminate toxins from the
environment indoors and out, announced Arthur A. Gianelli,
President/CEO (pictured center) of the NuHealth System at a January 21
press conference with children's health advocate Deirdre Imus. |
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Vanguard Healthcare Management Launches National Green
Initiative with The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center
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HACKENSACK, NJ, November
6, 2009
-- Vanguard Healthcare Management (Rutherford, NJ) joins forces with The
Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® on a nationwide
initiative to "green" ambulances, and spread the broader word about
"greening" to network hospitals.
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Award-Winning Greening the Cleaning® Line Adds Ready-to-use Pump Spray Disinfectant to Battle Viruses, MRSA
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| HACKENSACK,
NJ / UTICA, NY, October 21, 2009 – Building on its strength in
environmentally-responsible institutional cleaning products, The Deirdre Imus
Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology announces the addition of a ready-to-use detergent disinfectant pump
spray to its award-winning line of Greening the Cleaning®
products. |
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Deirdre Imus Advises Massachusetts Hospital Association:
"Start 'Green' Initiatives from the Top
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| HACKENSACK, N.J., October 5, 2008 – Reaching agreement on "green" initiatives can be a drawn out task for healthcare facilities, but a top-down approach can cut through the red tape," advised Deirdre Imus, founder and President of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® at Hackensack University Medical Center a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation.
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New Pavilion Named 'Top 10 Green Hospital' Sarkis & Siran Gabrellian Women's and Children's Pavilion
at HUMC
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Hackensack, NJ – A focus on environmental design and sustainability earned a ‘Top10 Green Hospital’ ranking for the new Sarkis & Siran Gabrellian Women & Children Pavilion at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC). |
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Silver Hill Hospital Adopts
Greening the Cleaning® Program
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Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 2008 – Silver Hill Hospital located in
New Canaan, Connecticut, took a step toward a cleaner environment with
the adoption of the award-winning Greening the Cleaning® program from The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®. |
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First Hospital in Connecticut
Starts Greening the Cleaning®
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| Hackensack, NJ, May 23, 2006 – Less than a month after Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed an Executive Order directing state agencies and authorities to begin using less toxic cleaning products to help reduce exposure to toxic ingredients and improve indoor air quality, St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport becomes the first hospital in the state to adopt the award-winning Greening the Cleaning® program. |
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Deirdre Imus at Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University: "Nurses Can Play Important
Role in Cancer Prevention"
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| Hackensack, NJ, October 24, 2006 – Addressing more than 250 students and faculty at Pace University’s Lienhard School of Nursing, children’s environmental health advocate Deirdre Imus said nurses can play an important role in educating patients and families about healthy choices in diet, lifestyle and products that can minimize risks for cancer and other diseases.
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Hackensack University Medical Center
and Greening the Cleaning®
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The Mission of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology® originated from a single idea..."What better place to start Greening the Cleaning® in America than at one of its largest healthcare facilities. If a major medical center thinks it's important enough for their staff, patients and visitors, why wouldn't EVERY business follow their lead?" Learn more about the genesis of how the Environmental Center and the award-winning Greening the Cleaning® program got started...
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