ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf

A letter from physicians associated with the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment to the Alberta government advocating for the creation and funding of an office of sustainability within Alberta Health Services (AHS).

• Physicians are calling for the establishment and funding of an office of sustainability within Alberta Health Services (AHS) to address the organization's environmental and carbon footprints, noting that AHS manages over 400 hospitals, clinics, and continuing care facilities with an annual budget of $14.9 billion.
• The authors argue that AHS currently lacks organized sustainability efforts regarding energy and waste management, citing only a single project involving two hospitals for the entire province.
• The physicians propose that the office of sustainability be funded by returning the money AHS pays into the provincial carbon levy back to the organization in the form of grants, rather than using existing AHS budgets which are under pressure from clinical priorities and budgetary constraints.
• The letter suggests that investing in energy efficiency projects could lead to significant cost recovery in less than 5 years, based on experiences in other provinces, thereby ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the healthcare system.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (n.d.). ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AHS-Sustainability-Letterfinal.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf. n.d. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AHS-Sustainability-Letterfinal.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironmentndahssustainabilityletterfinal206dc65c25ca66bepdf, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{ahs-sustainability-letterfinal-206dc65c25ca66be.pdf}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AHS-Sustainability-Letterfinal.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }