In an effort to reduce waste and create a more eco-friendly environment Animal Medical Clinic started going green back in 2011! If you’ve been with us for a while, you know we used to use paper files.
Our entire reception area was nothing but bookcases of patient files!
Going paperless has significantly reduced the amount of paper we used. Additionaly:
We only print when it’s necessary
We have paper recycle bins all throughout the hospital.
We have switched all our light fixtures to energy-saving LED bulbs
We have made efforts to use natural lighting by adding skylights in some areas of our hospital.
Our doctors use cloth gowns instead of disposable ones,
We use Energy-Star appliances
We set our thermostats to 78 degrees when no one is working in that zone
Turn lights off when there are no patients or staff in that zone.
We reuse paper by using the back side of it for internal memos
We don’t use disposable cups
We encourage every business to do what they can and start small if they have to. We do our best to make realistic changes that can easily be incorporated into our daily activity. If you have any suggestions it would be great to hear!
In an effort to reduce waste and create a more eco-friendly environment Animal Medical Clinic started going green back in 2011! If you’ve been with us for a while, you know we used to use paper files.