In health care, sustainability is key to improving efficiency, reducing waste, and managing costs without sacrificing quality of care. This assignment allows you to propose a specific sustainability initiative, helping you build the skills to advocate for positive changes that support both your organization and the environment. It’s a chance to practice leading efforts that make a meaningful impact.
You will use your selected initiative throughout this course, so choose wisely.
Assignment Preparation
Select a health care setting Texas Health Presbyterian at Dallas (e.g., local hospital, veterans’ hospital, ambulance service, urgent care, nursing home) and organization on which you will focus for your sustainability initiative.
Analyze the setting and organization you have selected and break it down to the main departments, employee roles, operating activities, and so on. While doing so, brainstorm opportunities to reduce costs or eliminate waste while improving patient care or outcomes.
Review the following list of sustainable initiatives, and choose one that you want to promote for your selected setting and organization (you will use this topic in every week throughout course):
- Energy efficiency
Note: Ensure that the opportunity you select correlates with the setting you select. Additionally, if you want to complete a sustainable initiative that is not on the list, obtain approval from your instructor before completing the assignment.
Identify data sources you might need to collect and analyze for your initiative. Consider contacting people in the industry and in your organization who may be able to help.
Assignment Deliverable
Write a 525- to 700-word proposal for the sustainability initiative you want to promote at the health care setting you selected in which you:
- Create a clear vision or mission statement that defines the scope of the initiative and would generate buy-in.
- Define what outcomes you expect to achieve over time.
- Be specific with what you can realistically deliver.
