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|Articles|October 3, 2013

AHE Launches the Environmental Sustainability Certificate Program

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) has launched a new certificate program to acknowledge the ongoing and outstanding environment and ecological sustainability efforts of healthcare environmental service departments.

AHEs Environmental Sustainability Certificate Program provides facilities and organizations an opportunity to demonstrate accomplishments related to environmental sustainability and stewardship.

The program provides guidance on budget friendly, efficient, effective and value-added environmentally sustainable health care operations for facilitates of all sizes and care settings.  The certificate program is a component of AHEs overall sustainability efforts, which include the Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals and educational opportunities.

For more information on the AHE Environmental Sustainability Certificate Program or how to apply, visit AHEs website at: www.ahe.org

Source: AHE

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