Healthcare Sustainability Champions – Stanford Medicine Health Care

Stanford Medicine has established a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality. This is only achievable through a rigorous and far-reaching clinical engagement effort. Stanford Medicine is fortunate to have several physicians, clinicians and staff who are dedicated to improving the sustainability of our care delivery.

The healthcare improvement tools of advocacy, education, data-driven quality improvement, and scientific inquiry are uniquely suited to developing and implementing sustainable best practices in healthcare. Stanford Medicine is delighted to provide visibility and recognition to these industry-leading healthcare sustainability champions.

Nicole M. Ardoin, PhD

Grant Recipient

Sykes Family Director Emmett
Interdisciplinary Program in
Environment and Resources

Project:

Biophilic Design for Psychological
and Physiological Health Outcomes

Claire Baniel, MD

Grant Recipient

Resident Physician
Department of Oncology

Project:

Quality Improvement Waste Audits:
An Opportunity to Increase
Environmental Stewardship in Healthcare

Darren Batara, MS, BSN, RN, CPHIMS

Manager, Nursing Innovation & Informatics
Office of Chief Nursing Informatics Officers (CNIO)

Project:

Building Sustainable Clinical Supply
Chain, Materials Management,
and Nursing Leadership

Joe Burgum, BSN, RN, CCRN

Clinical Nurse & Unit Education
Intensive Care Unit

Project:

Engaging Nurses in Qaste Sorting Quality: Liquids Reduction in Waste and Waste Sorting Guide. Training, Education, and Feedback

Sohayla Eldeeb

Grant Recipient

Masters Student in Community
Health & Research Prevention
Department of Biology & School of Medicine

Project:

Supporting the Stanford Health Care
Food System: Demonstrating the benefits
of healthy food on patient outcomes

Paige Fox, MD

Associate Professor
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery
Stanford Medicine

Project:

Reducing Hand Surgery’s Impact on the
Planet by Implementing Initiatives that
Decrease Disposable Waste

Praveen Kalra, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Stanford Medicine

Project:

Leading Sustainability
Changes in Anesthesiology

Alexandria Kowalewski, MS, BSN

Clinical Nurse
Interventional Platform
Pre/Post

Project:

Integrating the Nurses’ Voice in the Sustainable Guidelines from the Design & Construction Workgroup

Carole Lin, MD

Grant Recipient

Clinical Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine
Stanford Medicine

Project:

Redistribution of Unused
and Clean Surgical Supplies

James Marvel, MD

Grant Recipient

Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Stanford Medicine

Project:

Evaluating the Emergency Department’s Utilization of Biohazardous (Red-Bag) Waste Bins

Carolyn McBirney

Clinical Nurse
Inpatient Observation

Project:

Reduce Staff Commute by Single Occupancy Vehicle:
Reductions Campaign & Commute Information

Lisa Patel, MD, MESc

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health in collaboration w/ Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research