Office of Sustainability

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“We put the patient at the center of everything we do, and part of that commitment means doing the same for our planet. We have long concentrated on the environment, but we have now established a dedicated Office of Sustainability to focus our commitment. This systemwide effort - led by Edward Jones as the executive sponsor and Jason Fischer as our inaugural director of the Office of Sustainability - will accelerate how we can work toward real change.” Read More


Dr. Marc Boom, President & CEO of Houston Methodist

Our Mission

Sustainability at Houston Methodist is the responsible use of resources to conserve the environment and protect health and well-being. Our goal is to support sustainability efforts that balance economic viability, social equity and environmental protection.


Our mission is to ensure the responsible use of resources to conserve the environment in support of protecting the health and well-being of our employees, patients, families and communities. By focusing on environment-, emissions-, waste- and water-based projects, we will drive results through employee and community engagement; introspective analysis; actionable roadmaps; and strategic, non-profit, industry and governmental partnerships.

Our priorities for 2024-2026 include:

• Engaging Key Stakeholders

• Establishing Baseline Emissions

• Pursuing Sustainability Research

• Creating Robust Recycling Programs

• Supporting Energy & Resiliency Frameworks  

Publications

 

Center for Houston's Future
The Center for Health & Nature released Houston’s Future: The Intersection of Climate Change and Health Care, a groundbreaking report highlighting escalating health threats from heatstroke to mosquito-borne illness our region faces because of climate change. It includes recommendations to address these challenges. Collaboration within and among health systems is vital to address climate-driven medical issues. Director of the Office of Sustainability Jason Fischer was a collaborator on this article. 
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Tree View Looking Up

This article reviews current evidence on the associations between the urban exposome (totality of exposures a person experiences, including environmental, occupational, lifestyle, social and psychological factors) and cardiometabolic diseases within a systems science framework, and examines urban planning principles (e.g., connectivity, density, diversity of land use, destination accessibility and distance to transit).

Dr. Sadeer Al-Kindi, medical director for the Center for Health & Nature and a cardiologist at Houston Methodist, was a collaborator on this article. 

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