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nvironmental stewardship is nice, but Joyce Stengel, MSN,
RN, CNOR, nurse manager of the 8-OR SurgiCentre at the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,
happily discovered that going green carries with it the
added reward of real savings. As it turns out, going green
saves green, the ultimate win-win.
"You always want to be environmentally responsible, but it's turned
out to be an excellent cost-savings initiative for us," says Ms. Stengel.
For the environmentally responsible and economically sound exam-
ple she's set, Ms. Stengel is the winner of the OR Excellence Award
for Environmental Stewardship.
Going green carries with it the added
reward of real savings.
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FLUID WASTE
Joyce
Stengel,
MSN, RN, CNOR, disposes of a
reusable suction canister
Joyce
Stengel,
MSN,
RN,
CNOR
Environmental
Stewardship
