Sustainable Practices in Hospital Management: The Path to Green Healthcare
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Healthcare services consume significant natural resources and generate huge amounts of waste and pollution, making sustainability a vital challenge for hospitals. This study focuses on sustainable hospital management by integrating green practices based on the triple bottom line principles: environmental, social, and economic. Using public hospitals in Iraq as a case study, the research explores management awareness of sustainability, eco-innovation, and the challenges associated with green initiatives.
The study aims to understand patients’ awareness and expectations of sustainability and assess their willingness to financially support green healthcare services. The study included a questionnaire directed to 132 patients, with 98 valid responses analyzed using quantitative methodologies (PLS-SEM). The results showed high awareness among patients and strong expectations that hospitals would adopt environmentally friendly practices. Patients also expressed their willingness to financially support these initiatives based on their trust in the hospitals’ commitment to quality and sustainability.
The study highlights the opportunity for hospitals to improve sustainability by reducing resource consumption and operational costs, while meeting patients’ expectations for innovative and sustainable healthcare. It also calls for educating stakeholders, including hospital managers and policy makers, about sustainable management, while developing comprehensive strategies to align operations with environmental standards and promote a culture of green care in Iraq.
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