SageTech Medical are honoured to have won the Best Carbon Reduction Initiative award at the Building Better Healthcare Awards in collaboration with Benenden Hospital!
Our innovative anaesthetic gas capture and recycling system is now making a difference in Benenden Hospital’s operating theatres, cutting emissions and setting a new standard for sustainability in healthcare.
Preventing the release and environmental pollution caused by these gases is a priority for Benenden Hospital, in line with their carbon reduction targets. Jane Abbott, Director of Benenden Hospital, said:
“As part of our sustainability strategy, we’ve paid particular focus to limiting the impact our hospital has on the environment. Working with a fantastic company such as SageTech to integrate their state-of-the-art technology underlines our commitment to carbon reduction.”
When implemented across the hospital, SageTech Medical’s volatile gas capture solution could prevent up to 370 tonnes of CO2e emissions being released into the atmosphere over the equipment’s lifetime.
Luke Rawlinson, SageTech Medical’s Head of Commercial said:
“The Benenden Hospital team have been great to work with and have taken decisive action to reduce pollution from anaesthetic gases with our capture technology. This supports Benenden Hospital’s strategic goals on sustainability, and we are pleased to have been selected as the partner of choice.”
The manufacture of virgin anaesthetic agents and their release as potent greenhouse gases contributes significantly to the carbon footprint of healthcare. Once exhaled into the atmosphere, waste volatile anaesthetics stay around for a long time and subsequently have high global warming potentials. These gases cause climate change by trapping heat, and they also contribute to respiratory disease from smog and air pollution.
Learn more about the project and its impact HERE.