{"id":9568,"date":"2023-09-12T07:27:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/uncategorized\/greener-and-cleaner"},"modified":"2023-10-31T09:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T23:44:25","slug":"greener-and-cleaner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/news\/greener-and-cleaner","title":{"rendered":"Caring for our community by being greener and cleaner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caring for our community by being greener and cleaner<\/h1>\n
\"Metro

Queensland Health\u2019s first zero emissions vehicle (ZEV)<\/p><\/div>\n

We care for our community in more ways than one.<\/h4>\n

Metro North Health provides care to a community of almost 900,00 patients and families.<\/p>\n

Our business is people and our plan is to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable environment for our staff, patients and community.<\/p>\n

David Walker, Executive Director, Sustainable Assets and Infrastructure said that the global healthcare sector is a heavy carbon emitter and accounts for about 4.4 per cent of global emissions. In Australia, it\u2019s higher \u2013 7 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can do better and we want Metro North to be the sustainability leader in healthcare,\u201d David said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSustainability is everyone\u2019s business and we are embracing the opportunity to embed sustainability in everything that we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c I am proud to say that we have already achieved a couple of firsts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2021, we introduced Queensland Health\u2019s first zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) and are tracking towards 100% passenger ZEVs by 2026 and we have developed Green Metro North\u2019s Sustainable Guidelines to guide planning, design and construction of our hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to playing a positive role in reducing our footprint on the environment,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Metro North Health\u2019s sustainability vision.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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