Sustain Health Solutions is a non-profit organization formed by healthcare providers. We help healthcare facilities calculate and reduce their environmental footprint including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while ensuring financial sustainability and improved patient care.

Our approach is rooted in a deep understanding of healthcare operations and clinical workflows. We integrate sustainability with patient care, offering solutions that prioritize health outcomes while reducing environmental impacts.

Our tailored solutions focus on transforming your organization by integrating sustainability principles into your organizational culture, technology, skills, policy, and finances. 

We believe in integrating environmental and social sustainability into your operations in a way that enhances your bottom line, not hinders it. Partnering with your organization, we aim to build a future where healthcare heals individuals, nurtures the planet, and strengthens communities—all while supporting your financial success.

We offer a wide range of services, including:

• Healthcare specific software solution for comprehensive environmental impact assessments including greenhouse gas emissions
• Sustainable Solutions to reduce GHG emissions and conservation of other resources
• Health equity tools to capture social and environmental determinants of health for patient population and DEI of employees
• Climate resilience tools with comprehensive framework to perform current and future state Hazard Vulnerability Assessments
• Stakeholder engagement and education to champion institutional culture change
• Guidance on compliance with regulatory standards and help achieve sustainability certification
• Survey tools for engagement and sustainability education material
• Integrating economic sustainability by providing cost-effective and net positive sustainable solution

Yes, we help organizations reduce the use of single-use plastics by identifying alternatives such as reusable medical gadgets or bioplastics, maintaining safety and quality standards.

We emphasize optimizing waste management by reducing, reusing, and recycling materials. We also integrate Circular Economy principles to minimize waste and improve efficiency. Our data empowered solutions allow regular detailed reporting and bring high-level visibility. We also offer to work with your waste vendor to maximize recovery and recycling.

Yes, we work with trusted partners to help organizations achieve third-party verification and ensure compliance with green bond certifications or regulations.

No, we do not provide civil engineering services directly. However, we offer frameworks to assess your facility’s current sustainability state and identify opportunities for improvement. We also work with leading industry partner to help.

We work with trusted industry partners for various sustainability solutions ranging from infrastructure and renewable energy to artificial intelligence to support our member organizations. We help our member organizations connect with suitable well-vetted vendors and often providing access to financing options for sustainability projects.

We follow a no-barrier membership model with very low flat fees, regardless of organization size or budget.

We also offer discounted price for system-wide enrollment (for system with >5 hospitals).

Additional donations are appreciated and go directly toward supporting our sustainability efforts.

You can reach us through our Contact Us page or simply via email: Connect@sustainhealthsolutions.org for any inquiries, support, or collaborations.

For our member organizations, we provide a dedicated support team who can be reached anytime by various means including phone and email.

Yes, we provide free support based on financial needs for organizations in the USA and developing countries.

Our mission is to make sustainability accessible to all healthcare organizations, regardless of their size or budget. As a non-profit organization, we prioritize impact over profit. Our low-cost model ensures that even organizations with limited resources can implement meaningful sustainability solutions. Any revenue generated is reinvested into growing and supporting our operations, including offering free or subsidized services to those in need.

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1. Healthcare-Focused Sustainability Software: Our software is uniquely designed with healthcare in mind, capturing and addressing specific aspects of healthcare-related environmental impacts. Unlike many other tools that focus solely on one aspect, our platform is comprehensive and includes:

• • Scope 1 to 3 GHG emissions
  • Accounts for food-related environmental impacts
  • Includes hazard vulnerability assessments from climate change
  • Audit ready streamlined data

2. Advanced Tools:

• • Capture social and environmental determinants of health for your population.
  • Utilize an early warning system based on real-time local weather conditions to predict and prevent climate-related illnesses.

3. Expertise and Support: Our team offers professional guidance to help your organization implement tailored sustainability strategies effectively.

4. Cultural Empowerment: We work to empower your teams and organization to foster the necessary cultural shift, integrating a sustainability mindset into the entire care delivery system. We help you educate your patient and staff in creative ways.

This comprehensive package combines cutting-edge technology with expert support to make sustainability integration seamless and impactful for your healthcare organization.

Yes, you can cancel your membership at any time. We believe in a no-barrier approach and aim to make our services flexible and accessible to all organizations. Please contact us for assistance with cancellation.

Sustain Health Solutions is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization and donations are tax exempt. 

We welcome volunteers from diverse backgrounds, including clinicians, students, trainees, residents, fellows, and non-medical professionals. Visit our Volunteer page for more details and to sign up.

Yes, we offer internships for students and professionals interested in healthcare sustainability. Interns can work on advocacy, branding, marketing, event creation, and more.

Yes, we guide organizations in achieving certifications such as Joint Commission Certification and help pursuing Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Yes, many of our solutions are very innovative. We also work with external innovators to find new and simpler solutions for a myriad of challenges, fostering a culture of innovation in healthcare sustainability. We help our member organizations integrate these well-vetted solutions in cost-effective manner.

We welcome innovators and sustainable suppliers with creative solutions to collaborate with us. Please reach out through our Contact Us page to share your ideas and explore opportunities for partnership.