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'Better healthcare with Nordic hospital design' These are leading words as we announce the NCSH member connected to the phrase: Integrated Hospital Design Alliance (IHDA) from Finland. We let them properly introduce themselves below:   "Integrated Hospital Design Alliance combines top Nordic expertise in hospital design. Our analysts, architects, HVAC and structural engineers as well as...

Let us introduce our new member to the network: smartQare – with the mission "to contribute with smart solutions to a world with good care, where and when it is needed" As a Dutch Medtech scale-up established in 2017, smartQare works to minimise the gap between supply and demand when it comes to accessible and affordable healthcare. Here is a preview of how they do it: "smartQare is a young...

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH), the Swedish Energy Agency and the Embassy of Sweden are inviting British and Swedish stakeholders to an afternoon in London. We are joined by Greener NHS, Region Stockholm, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, E.ON ectogrid™, Avidicare, Vanguard Healthcare, ClimaCheck, Medclair...

On May 10th, our new project Circle Health was presented at the '2nd International Conference for Hospital Directors and Management' in Kraków, Poland. The conference was dedicated to innovative solutions for the healthcare industry and system – including topics such as public procurement, energy efficiency and the role of healthcare workers in the sustainable transformation of healthcare. Experts from all...

Join us in welcoming our latest member to NCSH! We are very happy to be adding another innovative addition to the network, this time through our new member Combain Mobile AB. When we asked them to describe their organisation and determined work for sustainable healthcare, this is how they responded: "'Combain Mobile AB: Revolutionizing Healthcare with Seamless Indoor and Outdoor Positioning and...

This Friday, we are thrilled to be introducing Parmaco as a new member to our growing network! Here is how they describe their work and contribution to the global sustainable healthcare journey: "Parmaco provides a new way of building dynamic healthcare facilities. From an environmental point of view, it is of the essence that we have the right amount of spaces, at the right place at the right...

Mölnlycke's safe and efficient solutions for the O.R. have moved into the world's greenest hospital! Grønnköpingkið – the robust, digital hospital in the middle of the Nordics – is filled with sustainable solutions that care for the Planet, patients and staff. This Monday, we are happy to introduce Mölnlycke's solutions as new additions to the hospital: "To prevent infections, we promote...

We are excited to now be able to announce our new partner and member from the Netherlands: Task Force Health Care (TFHC)! Since signing a Letter of Intent on 7 March 2023, we at NCSH and TFHC have been actively working on strengthening the Dutch-Nordic collaboration for sustainable healthcare even further – formalising our partnership is one important stepping-stone on this journey. Here is how...

Welcome back to our spring party! We are gathering with network members, customers and partners at our parent organisation TEM's office in Malmö. An evening with lots of room for mingling is to be expected. Lighter finger food, snacks and drinks of your choice are on the menu. If you are in the area, join us for a great time!  Book your place here Date: 4 May 2023 Time: 17.00–21.00 CET Location: Södra...

The new Nordic Know-How report is live! This eighth report addresses the topic of financing energy and climate-smart healthcare, focused specifically on hospitals' green transition in Sweden. It aims to collect, summarise and make accessible different ways to go about and approach such funding. We hope that you will find the samples of examples inspirational for your own context and area of...