Sustainability in Surgery—Reinvesting in People Over Things
This Viewpoint advocates for greater recognition of the contributions of health care systems to carbon emissions, specifically the use of single-use disposible products, and calls on health care leaders to champion sustainability in their organizations.
Authors
- Colleen Fitzpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-4980)
- Neelima Tummala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-1980)
- Kelly N. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0321-1535)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Northwell Health (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2024.4515
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.63