Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level

Elizabeth Christophel; Russell Seth Martins; Kyle Tafuri; Faiz Y. Bhora

doi:10.1186/s12893-024-02738-z

Incentivizing environmental sustainability for surgical healthcare at a systems level

Elizabeth Christophel
, Russell Seth Martins
, Kyle Tafuri
, Faiz Y. Bhora

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Abstract

The healthcare sector contributes up to 4.6% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The surgical system contributes predominantly. Despite this, many hospitals have been slow to adopt sustainable practices. This editorial discusses strategies to incentivize surgical healthcare systems to prioritize more sustainable operations, using examples from other industries as well as healthcare systems from more sustainable nations.

Original language	English
Article number	34
Journal	BMC Surgery
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02738-z
State	Published - Dec 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Environment
Equity
Global surgery
Healthcare
Operations
Surgery
Sustainability

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