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CSTAR has been accredited by the following bodies: The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice. The Royal...

Read about the many ways we can all contribute to saving our valuable resources. The Elements newsletter is in PDF format. 2010 September January 2009 February 2008 October July April January 2007 October July

In 2008, 21,000 Canadians will die from the effects of air pollution. While most of these deaths will be due to chronic exposure over a number of years, 2,682 will be the result of acute short term exposure. The total number of acute premature deaths is expected to increase from 2,682 in 2008 to 4...

Waste Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Procurement There are many things that you can do to ensure that the products and services you are purchasing are environmentally sound. Read Labels Understanding what is in the products you buy will help protect you and the environment. Always read product labels, it...

An ecological footprint is a calculation of the amount of bioproductive land and water required to sustain the way we live, usually in hectares or acres. The Earth’s biocapacity is the amount of biologically productive area cropland, pasture, forest, and fisheries that is available to meet humanity...

London Health Sciences Centre's (LHSC) ecological footprint is 63,074 global hectares , which is about 384 times its actual footprint (building space + green space). A simple breakdown of the hospital's footprint is as follows: Breakdown of Materials & Waste 2006 35% Capital Items 31% Utilities 17%...

LHSC Energy Breakdown 2005 55% Gas Victoria Hospital 8% Gas University Hospital 8% Gas South Street Hospital 4% Electricity Victoria Hospital 16% Electricity University Hospital 8% Electricity South Street Hospital 1% Water Our energy use accounts for 31% of our ecological footprint. The energy...

Burning fossil fuels results in the emission of greenhouse gases, that create climate change: sulfur oxides contribute to acid rain nitrogen oxides contribute to smog and other volatile organic compounds that are harmful to our environment and health While we make the transition to safer methods of...

Ever wonder how much of the Earth is required to sustain the way you live? If everyone had an equal portion of the Earth to live from, each person would have approximately two hectares of bioproductive land and water. Are you living on two hectares or less? If everybody lived the way that you do...

In 2022, the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) recycled over 1,535 tonnes of material! LHSC has a variety of waste streams, which include the following: General waste Recycling Organics Chemical Biomedical E-waste Figure 1 Summary Garbage: Accounts for 49 percent of the total waste produced by...