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New Member: Health Proc Europe

Health Proc Europe – with their digital health procurement ecosystem – is joining the NCSH network.

Similar to the NCSH network, Health Proc Europe aims "to involve all relevant stakeholders to ensure greater connection, trust, and value". Here is how they present themselves as our latest member:

'Since its inception in 2019, Health Proc Europe has grown to become the largest healthcare procurement ecosystem in Europe.

As a non-profit association of buyers in hospitals and healthcare facilities, it is dedicated to transforming procurement into a critical business driver that ensures superior performance for all parties involved. The association brings together like-minded experts and professionals in Europe who share a passion for driving change and improvement in healthcare procurement.

Aligned with its mission of promoting sustainability and addressing the climate crisis in the healthcare sector, Health Proc Europe's focus is enhancing supply chain resilience, reducing costs and above all improving patient health outcomes.

Health Proc Europe's CEO, Elisa Frenz, focuses on fostering interdisciplinary partnerships and promoting innovation in healthcare. She has spent over five years creating hybrid health ecosystems and building healthcare ecosystems for impact to drive change in global health systems by fostering their sustainability.'

Learn more about Health Proc Europe by visiting their website:

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New Member: Diaverum

We are thrilled to be welcoming a new member to NCSH's network: Diaverum!

'Diaverum is a Swedish-born, multinational healthcare organisation, that provides life-enhancing renal care to patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) across 23 countries in 4 continents.

CKD is a global, escalating challenge that affects about 10% of the world’s adult population. It’s estimated that the number of people requiring dialysis will continue to grow at approximately 6% every year by 2025, making CKD one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

As a result of this, and with a great sense of responsibility towards its patients, staff and the communities in which it operates, Diaverum is accelerating its ESG journey, which has been growing in importance and scale over the recent years. The organisation’s ambitions have been woven through its company strategy and operations, ensuring it retains a stakeholder-centric approach to the way it does business. With clear ambitions, solid governance controls information and a well-defined ESG roadmap for the years to come, Diaverum is poised to become a significant contributor in the creation of a more sustainable & socially responsible healthcare industry.'

Visit Diaverum's website to learn more:

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In Just 1 Week: 5th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare

Keep yourself updated on our Conference page HERE.

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Last day to register is Wednesday October 4th. 

Special deals for NCSH members. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.

Date: 11 October 2023
Location: Malmö Arena, Hyllie (Sweden). Excellent localities next to train connections and Copenhagen Airport. 

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New Member: Sirona

Sirona, dedicated to improving the care of today as well as of the future, is our network's latest addition.

We wish Sirona a warm welcome to NCSH and allow them to introduce themselves hereunder: 

'Sirona Health Solutions

Sirona, a Scandinavian consultancy, specializes in the life science and healthcare sectors. With a team equipped with deep analytical skills and a steadfast dedication to the betterment of healthcare systems, we engage with both public and private entities. Drawing upon our deep understanding of the sectors, we work with clients to diagnose fundamental issues and develop and implement solutions designed for the long-term sustainability of healthcare.

Our Objective: Proactive, Preventive, and Person-Centered Care

Sirona's vision is focused on fostering a shift towards healthcare that is proactive, preventive, and person-centered, ensuring optimal health benefits for every tax krona expended. This approach, while primarily benefiting patients, also plays a pivotal role in minimizing the environmental strain originating from healthcare activities. By prioritizing preventive health, endorsing health promotion,
and encouraging patient involvement, we can deter illnesses and reduce unwarranted medical interventions, thereby decreasing the resource and energy demands of healthcare. We also collaborate with private and public healthcare providers to refine operational efficiencies and process management.

Sustainability in Healthcare: Towards Efficient and Environmentally-Conscious Practices

Acknowledging the global urgency of climate challenges, Sirona supports clients within the life science sector in their pursuit of efficient and sustainable healthcare. Our projects encompass the formulation of proactive health strategies, the digitization and optimization of processes, the design of future-ready sustainable hospitals, and the evaluation of innovations with potential environmental benefits. With our comprehensive understanding of the healthcare domain and sophisticated analytical tools, Sirona remains committed to assisting our clients in their journey towards a more sustainable healthcare framework.'

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New Member: Bona

Our new member will 'floor you' with their innovative approach!

We are thrilled to welcome Bona to the NCSH network. Here is how they successfully add flooring to the sustainable healthcare agenda:

'Floors in healthcare settings, such as linoleum, PVC, rubber, and LVT, require optimal safety and hygiene, along with efficient and easy maintenance. When these floors become unsafe or unhygienic due to wear or cracks, they are often unnecessarily replaced with a new floor. Bona provides professional solutions to renew these floors, rather than replacing them, ensuring a more sustainable maintenance and prolonged lifespan.

The Bona Solution provides a monolithic surface that seals the floor from microbial contaminants and bioload, while also simplifying the cleaning process. Moreover, the quick Bona floor renewal process ensures that patient and clinical rooms can quickly return to service, resulting in an impressive downtime reduction of up to 50 % and cost savings of up to 40 %. Research by the Swedish environmental Institute (IVL) confirmed a staggering reduction of up to 90 % in CO2 emissions and energy consumption compared to the alternative of replacing the entire floor.

Proper management of periodic maintenance is essential to avoid costly downtime and labor expenses, which can amount to millions of euros for facilities. That's why healthcare facilities worldwide have turned to Bona and its partners for innovative floor care and renewal. By doing so, they overcome budget challenges while enjoying additional benefits such as water, energy, and CO2 savings, ultimately extending the lifespan of their floors.

Bona is a family-owned, sustainably-driven company operating globally that supplies products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring of premium floors. Founded in 1919 in Sweden, Bona offers solutions for most premium floor surfaces including wood, tile, vinyl, resilient, rubber and laminate.'

To learn more about the savings and benefits for your organisation, ask for Bona floor solutions and contact Bona below:

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New Member: Evercare Medical

Evercare Medical is joining the NCSH network! 

Our latest member is putting both quality and sustainability at the forefront of their medical supplies and equipment products. Here is how they present themselves to the network:

'Evercare Medical develops products that make a positive difference in the European healthcare sector, providing a comprehensive offering within medical supplies to healthcare providers and patients.

We aim to offer a best-in-class portfolio in terms of quality and sustainability, including the new brand Embra® with products that have a lighter environmental footprint, evercare®, and SELEFA®.

The new Embra brand offers products with lesser environmental footprint, aiming to lead the transformation of the medical supply sector towards increased circularity and net-zero carbon emissions.

Evercare Medical strives to reduce environmental impact and improve its sustainability performance, across their entire value chain by:

  • Analyzing, measuring and reducing the emissions in line with Science Based Targets and Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
  • Understanding product emissions throughout the lifecycle and embed a sustainable thinking in the design of our products and solutions.
  • Actively drive the sustainability agenda with our suppliers, customers and other stakeholders.
  • Raising awareness across the organization and external stakeholders about sustainability and how to impact emissions.
  • Continuously improve our Environmental Management System and remain compliant with laws and regulations.

With this, Evercare Medical introduce their new brand Embra – Caring for the Future.

Embra, derived from the word “embrace”, stands for a clear commitment to embrace both environmental and social sustainability. Embra represents the most ambitious standards within Evercare Medical. The goal: to be the benchmark brand for sustainability. The UN Paris agreement on climate change has committed the world to cutting emissions in half already by 2030 and being carbon neutral by 2050. Hence, Evercare Medical is determined to work hard and continuously finding both the raw materials and innovative production processes that help us achieve a lower environmental impact.'

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Grønnköpingkið Monday: New Solution from Evercare Medical

When caring means embracing – Grønnköpingkið University Hospital welcomes new products!

This Monday, an addition can be seen inside the world's greenest hospital Grønnköpingkið: the Embra® products, supplied by Evercare Medical:   

"Embra, derived from the word “embrace”, stands for a clear commitment to embrace both environmental and social sustainability.

Embra represents the most ambitious standards within Evercare Medical. Our goal is to be the benchmark brand for sustainability, uncompromising quality and long-term return on investment.

The UN Paris agreement on climate change has committed the world to cutting emissions in half already by 2030 and being carbon neutral by 2050. Hence, we are determined to work hard now.

We will realize our mission by continuously finding both the raw materials and innovative production processes that help us achieve a lower environmental impact. Plus, we also hold every Embra® product to strong ethical codes and quality reviews throughout the entire value chain."

You can find Evercare Medical's solution in Grønnköpingkið by clicking the button:

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11 October: Call for Expertise in the 5th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare

Are you qualified and interested in sharing expert knowledge and best practice in the realm of sustainability in healthcare?

The 5th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare, October 11th, is now accepting candidate nominations for speakers. The programme is almost set and the 9 different thematic sessions have been defined (see below).

Healthcare and hospital sustainability experts are welcome to propose names that are available and willing to present a topic under the following headlines:

· Net Zero healthcare – Scope 1 & 2
· Circular models & Sustainable management (e.g. residuals, water, waste)
· Re-build Ukraine – Sustainable development & healthcare

· Energy efficiency for healthcare
· Research Network on Sustainable Healthcare
· Responsible consumption & production (e.g. pharma, plastic, single-use)

· Future Hospitals & Green Design for healthcare
· Global collaboration for Sustainable healthcare
· Sustainable procurement for healthcare

Get back to us using This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a presentation of your candidate & topic, for review by Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare and the conference Programme Committee.

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New Member: Infoland

If you are interested in a company 'championing sustainable and efficient healthcare with innovative technology', you do not need to look far...

Simply turn your gaze to NCSH's new member Infoland! We let them introduce themselves in their own words: 

"For 25 years, Infoland has been a trusted provider of software solutions within the healthcare sector, holding market leadership in the Netherlands and Belgium and a growing presence worldwide. Driven by the transformative potential of technology, we endeavour to foster safer, more efficient, and sustainable healthcare environments.

Work pleasure and innovation: Our core values
Our team at Infoland champions innovation and the joy of work – these core principles underpin our success and resonate throughout our products. We focus beyond technology, placing a significant emphasis on the human element at the heart of our work. Constant growth and improvement are our forte, as we continuously strive for excellence.

International expansion: Leveraging local expertise
Our ambition knows no bounds. We are currently expanding our reach internationally, establishing a partner network across various regions. We believe in the importance of local knowledge and expertise, and the value of speaking the customer's language, bridging cultural and geographical gaps to deliver optimal service.

Zenya: Comprehensive and user-friendly software suite
Our flagship offering, Zenya, is a versatile suite of tools designed to enhance quality and risk management, reflecting our commitment to improving the daily operations of over 1.5 million professionals worldwide. Through easy initiation, monitoring, and handling of actions, providing an overview of processes and performance, and fostering collaboration within teams, Zenya ensures quality, safety, and efficiency within healthcare institutions. Its availability on an app or web portal makes crucial information accessible when you need it.

Zenya's five pillars: Document Management, Compliance, Safety, Risk Management and Employee Engagement
Zenya DOC streamlines information flow within healthcare organisations, ensuring easy access to up-to-date protocols and procedures. Zenya CHECK simplifies adherence to quality and safety standards such as Qmentum, JCI, ISO 9001, and HKZ. Zenya FLOW promotes a proactive safety culture through the simplification of incident reporting. Zenya RISK empowers to identify, evaluate, and prioritise risks, transforming potential threats into opportunities and fostering a culture of proactive risk management dialogue. Finally, Zenya BOOST encourages active employee engagement in quality and risk management, promoting dialogue and encouraging everyone to contribute to change and improvement.

As an independent, family-owned business, Infoland is committed to delivering innovative technological solutions that improve safety, efficiency, and quality in healthcare. Through our work, we continue to make a meaningful difference, with humanity at the core of all our operations."

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New Member: Hållbar Teknik

We welcome our new member from Sweden: Hållbar Teknik!

Founded back in 2015 (which also happens to be the same year as NCSH's network was formed), Hållbar Teknik is a platform for rethinking and reworking traditional processes in favour of more sustainable ones. Focused specifically on flooring, their approach is renovation – and hospitals are no exception to this rule. Read about one of their customer cases with Västfastigheter here:

"One of the biggest challenges for hospitals is that they cannot maintain the floors according to the frequency specified by the manufacturers. This is due to the difficulty in moving patients and operations, leading to floor wear and micro-scratches. The scratches create a breeding ground for bacterial growth, which risks making the hospital environment unhygienic.

Together with Vårdhygien at Region Västra Götaland, Trollhättan Hospital and Västfastigheter, we renovated floors in all rooms in the infection department. The carpets were only a few years old and already showed obvious signs of wear. Through our concept, the carpets were saved and the work could be carried out without disrupting business more than the required hours."

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New Member: Aleris

'Specialist care for a better tomorrow' – NCSH's latest member is Aleris!

As a Scandinavian healthcare provider, Aleris has over 100 receptions in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. They describe their work and drive towards sustainable healthcare like this:

"Aleris works responsibly, simply and innovatively. We want to be a leading actor in healthcare while working with sustainability nationally as well as in our immediate area – where technology, materials and knowledge are important building blocks.

To reach furthest in this endeavor of ours, a network where we can enhance and refine our skills and successes is required.

In sustainability work, there are no competitors, only partners."

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New Member: Integrated Hospital Design Alliance (IHDA)

'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 construction management specialists are dedicated to facilities enabling better healthcare.
 
IHDA's experiences provide a wide range of sustainability knowledge to hospital projects, including:
  • Energy efficiency consulting and designing. Alliance has a long and deep knowledge of multi-objective simulations for early-stage design to renewable energy design, especially heat pump design
  • Environmental certificate consulting and other methods to lead sustainability in hospital projects
  • LCA- & carbon footprint consulting to find the most climate friendly design and material options
  • Demolition surveys and other circular economy services
  • EU taxonomy consulting
  • Digital solutions to support sustainability design
IHDA Alliance designers and consultants are happy to support and conduct sustainable hospital design for you with over a 60-year experience!"
 
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New Member: smartQare

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 company with driven professionals who have a common mission: to contribute with smart solutions to a world with good care, where and when it is needed. A world in which healthcare is accessible and affordable, and attractive to work in. A world in which people can maintain as much autonomy as possible for as long as possible, so that they can continue to do what really matters to them.

The current challenges of our healthcare system are obvious and we are all aware of the accelerating numbers and growing gap between 'supply and demand'.

Medical technology must offer a solution for this in the future. Because (patient) data forms the basis for decision-making by professionals in the healthcare system, having patient data available at the right time in the right place is essential for providing the most appropriate care.

Anticipating demographic trends combined with technological innovation, remote patient monitoring bridges the access barrier by providing care to patients wherever they are and whenever they need it.

Our vision was not to develop one piece of the puzzle, but to develop all the key components to unlock new ways of connected care. We have created a 'digital health' solution, called viQtor, which is suitable for care in a hospital or healthcare organization and at home.

viQtor is a valuable and sustainable solution in addressing value-based healthcare, the rising healthcare demand, the shortage of professional staff, improving patient pathways and outcomes while reducing healthcare costs."

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14 June: Less Than 2 Weeks Left to Register for Energy and Climate-Smart Healthcare in London

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 and Lindinvent – along with other key actors for developing energy-efficient and sustainable healthcare.

Why now?
Today, both the United Kingdom and the Nordic countries are working actively on boosting greener healthcare practices and systems, and there are many opportunities for joint approaches. We welcome stakeholders with an interest and expertise in the topic to share your knowledge and get inspired.

At this meeting point we will exchange ideas and concrete solutions as the first step(s) towards increasing British-Nordic collaboration for more energy and climate-smart healthcare. We look forward to seeing you there!

Date: 14 June 2023

Time: 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM followed by mingle (5:00 PM – 6:30 PM)

Location: Alströmersalen, 5 Upper Montagu Street, W1H 2AG (Embassy of Sweden, London)

Extra! Thursday 15 June 2023
Study visit to local hospital: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. 
An exclusive opportunity to meet the hospital lead and local health system.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Registration

Contact Felicia Hedetoft (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) at NCSH. Limited number of participants – first come, first served.

RSVP Last day to register is 5 June 2023.

Programme

1:30 PM Welcome
Felicia Hedetoft (Moderator), Communications Coordinator ǀ Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH)
Therese Whitcomb-Eriksson, Trade and Investment Promotion Officer ǀ The Embassy of Sweden

  • Increasing joint efforts between Britain and Sweden 
    Jonas Höglund, Senior Business Developer ǀ The Swedish Energy Agency
  • Setting the scene from the Nordics: Why collaborate on energy and climate-smart healthcare?
    Daniel Eriksson, CEO / Founder ǀ Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH)
  • Delivering a net zero NHS
    Katherine Calder, Head of Partnerships and Policy Alignment ǀ Greener NHS
  • How does a Swedish region work with energy and climate issues?
    Carolina Pettersson, Director of Sustainability and International Affairs ǀ Region Stockholm
  • Sustainability for healthcare supplies: Moving from a linear to a circular economy
    Professor Mahmood Bhutta, Chair in ENT at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) ǀ University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

3:00 PM Refreshments and coffee break

  • Presentations by Swedish solution providers

    Avidicare / Vanguard Healthcare
    Peter Ljubetic, Sales Director / Jan Keddy, Business Consultant

    ClimaCheck
    Klas Berglöf, Head of R&D / Founder

    E.ON ectogrid™
    Christina Hedegaard-Friis, Product Owner

    Medclair
    Jonas Lundh, CEO

    Lindinvent
    Thomas Lindborg, Development Manager / Co-Owner
  • Panel discussions: How do we enable more British-Nordic collaboration for energy and climate-smart healthcare?

    - Moderator Daniel Eriksson, CEO / Founder ǀ Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH)
    - David Williamson, Head of ESD Operations ǀ European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
    - Carolina Pettersson, Director of Sustainability and International Affairs ǀ Region Stockholm
    - Katherine Calder, Head of Partnerships and Policy Alignment ǀ Greener NHS
    - Professor Mahmood Bhutta, Chair in ENT at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) ǀ University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Mingle

Extra! Thursday 15 June 2023
Study visit to local hospital: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. 
An exclusive opportunity to meet the hospital lead and local health system.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The event is organised as part of the project Platform for Internationalisation: Energy and Climate-Smart Healthcare, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.

Project Launch in Kraków: Circle Health Engages With Hospital Managers in Poland

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 over Europe presented at the event, not only from Poland and the Nordics, but also from Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom.

In this context, Circle Health was introduced to an engaged audience of hospital managers, representing key actors for the success of the project. The presentation contributed to the dissemination of the project, and for the involvement of relevant stakeholders. 

Afterwards, NCSH and our project partner SNKOZ evaluated the results from the conference: contacts and engagement. The next activities within Circle Health will be an introductory online training in sustainable healthcare on June 19th, and study visit in Olsztyn, Poland on October 2nd.

Sign up to the training here: June 19th

About the project 

Starting January 2023, NCSH is the lead of the project Circle Health ("Best practices of circular management models in healthcare: Capacity building among healthcare workers").

This is done in partnership with the Association of Non-Medical Healthcare Managers (SNKOZ) from Poland, with the support of the Erasmus+ fund in the category 'Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training'.

Circle Health aims to build competencies and green skills among healthcare workers in Sweden and Poland. The project will systematise best practices in both countries, and create a tool kit for the development of circular management models for the healthcare sector.

The priorities are to increase the flexibility of opportunities in vocational education and training, as well as to adapt vocational education and training to labour market needs.

For more information and interest in this project, please contact:

Diego Angelino
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New Member: Combain Mobile AB

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 Tracking'

Combain Mobile AB is a leading provider of cutting-edge solutions for seamless indoor and outdoor positioning and tracking in the healthcare sector. Our innovative technology is set to transform the way hospitals operate, enabling fast and efficient resource management, patient assistance, and workflow optimization.

Sustainability:
At Combain, we are committed to sustainability and minimizing our environmental impact. We strive to develop eco-friendly solutions that will make the world a better place. We offer positioning solutions that enable our customers to work more efficiently while also increasing safety for their employees and security for their assets. Our shared goal of achieving greater efficiency not only saves time but also helps conserve natural resources.

Seamless Indoor and Outdoor Positioning:
Combain offers state-of-the-art positioning solutions that seamlessly integrate both indoor and outdoor environments. Our advanced technology leverages a combination of GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other positioning techniques to deliver accurate and real-time location information.

Efficient Resource Management:
In healthcare facilities, time is of the essence, and locating essential equipment and tools quickly is crucial for providing efficient patient care. Combain's tracking solutions eliminate the time wasted searching for equipment by providing precise real-time location data. With our technology, hospital staff can easily locate and retrieve necessary tools, saving valuable time and improving overall operational efficiency.

Enhanced Patient Experience:
Navigating a large hospital can be overwhelming for patients and visitors. Combain's positioning and tracking solutions enable hospitals to provide seamless navigation assistance to patients, ensuring they reach their destinations quickly and easily. By improving wayfinding, we reduce patient stress, enhance their overall experience, and increase patient satisfaction.

Flow Management and Monitoring:
Managing the flow of patients within a healthcare facility is essential for optimizing efficiency and resource allocation. Combain's advanced tracking solutions enable hospitals to monitor and manage patient flow in real-time. By gathering valuable data on patient movements, bottlenecks, and waiting times, healthcare providers can make informed decisions to streamline operations and improve the quality of care.

Advantages of Combain Mobile AB's Solutions:

Seamless integration of indoor and outdoor positioning technologies.
Real-time and accurate location data for equipment, tools, and patients.
Improved efficiency through fast retrieval of resources.
Enhanced patient experience with seamless navigation assistance.
Optimized workflow management and resource allocation.
Valuable insights for data-driven decision-making.

Combain is revolutionizing the healthcare industry with our seamless indoor and outdoor positioning and tracking solutions. By providing real-time location data, we empower hospitals to optimize resource management, improve patient experience, and streamline operations. Join us on our journey to transform healthcare through innovation and sustainability."

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New Member: Parmaco

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 time. Our third generation modular buildings challenge traditional buildings in terms of quality, energy efficiency and usability – all while retaining the possibility to be flexed in size or ultimately moved."

Dynamic buildings
Parmaco aims to provide our customers across the Nordics with the flexibility to adapt to changing demographic demands by providing high-quality, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective buildings. Presently our customers have app. 330.000m2 in use in Sweden and Finland, and we aim to expand our market to other European countries shortly.

Sustainability
We adapt each of our buildings to the needs of our customers – such as day kindergartens, schools, or care facilities. When one need ends, we put the building to a new use or reincorporate its elements into a new building. This is circular economy at its best. We are a valued, sought after and trustworthy partner to our customers who benefit from our rental spaces, also financially.

Parmaco's unique steel-cell based buildings are optimal for the healthcare sector's needs, being adaptable, anti-allergenic, fireproof, and reaching up to 8 floors height. By 2026 the supply of CO2 free steel will enable us to build with without environmental impact – a possible first in the world.

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Grønnköpingkið Monday: New Solution from Mölnlycke

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 single-use products for the O.R. We recognise our responsibility to create high-quality, safe solutions that advance performance in healthcare, and at the same time, are resource-efficient and generate minimal CO2.

Sustainability is a strategic priority at Mölnlycke and WeCare is our Sustainability roadmap for 2030. It means creating shared value for all our stakeholders. It is a driver for growth, innovation and productivity and an essential part of our employee value proposition.

Our ambition is to transform our business to become a global leader in sustainable healthcare*.

– As a leader in sustainable healthcare, we believe that it’s our responsibility to equip customers with innovative healthcare products in a way that’s sustainable – for our business, our employees, our communities and the planet. Zlatko Rihter, CEO.

We are increasing the number of products and packaging that use renewable, bio-based raw materials as we continue the push for sustainability across our product platforms to help customers meet their targets."

* By sustainable healthcare we mean a system based on sound environmental, social, and economic approaches that eliminates negative social, environmental, and economic impacts.

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New Member: Task Force Health Care (TFHC)

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 TFHC describe their organisation:

"Task Force Health Care (TFHC) is a network of Dutch organisations in the Life Sciences & Health (LSH) sector since 1996. It is the first point of call for anyone seeking Dutch LSH expertise. Our not-for-profit platform supports Dutch companies, NGOs, knowledge institutions, healthcare providers & governments to realize and strengthen their international ambitions in the LSH sector. These partners provide innovative and sustainable solutions to global (and local) healthcare challenges and are active all over the world. Our mission is to improve healthcare together by connecting the right people."

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4 May: Our Annual Spring Mingle in Malmö

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 Promenaden 51, Malmö (Sweden)

Got any questions? Send an email to Felicia Hedetoft (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Address

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare
C/O TEM
Södra Promenaden 51
211 38 Malmö
SWEDEN

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