Session Description 

It’s no coincidence that the most successful sustainability initiatives have leadership engagement and support. The Engaged Leadership Challenge is the foundation for the other interventions. Engaged Leaders have taken the time to create a firm structure to support the ongoing work. Engaged Leadership ensures alignment with the strategic plan, have identified an individual to lead sustainability efforts, have set measurable goals and associated teams are in place for single and multi-facility systems.

Engaged Leadership can transform grass-roots and departmental initiatives to a formal commitment to environmental stewardship and an authentic understanding of its connectivity to mission, ethics, community, wellness, fiscal responsibility and staff engagement.

Join this call to learn more about the Engaged Leadership Challenge, to review the qualitative measures associated with it and see real examples of each measure.  

Learning Objectives

• Understand the critical role Engaged Leadership plays in a long-term, successful environmental stewardship program in the health care environment
• Learn how to submit data for the HHI Engaged Leadership Challenge
• Understand the importance of structure for setting goals, tracking data and reporting out on sustainability initiatives

Presenters

Seema Wadhwa, Director, Healthier Hospitals Initiative and Director of Sustainability for Inova Health System

Ms. Seema Wadhwa created and oversees Sustainability Department at Urban Ltd. where she leads healthcare and other industries in pursuing environmental practices that align with business imperatives. Current projects include Director of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) and the Director of Sustainability for Inova Health System.

In her leadership role with the HHI, Ms. Wadhwa supports over 500 hospitals with a combined purchasing power of more than 20 billion dollars. The HHI is the nation’s pre-eminent body for healthcare to align with a sustainable business model.

As the Director of Sustainability for Inova, she is responsible for the creation of an award winning, nationally recognized sustainability program. Ms. Wadhwa leads sustainable management practices and alignment of sustainability with executive leadership priorities. Ms. Wadhwa oversees organizational sustainability strategic planning, sustainable operational management and stakeholder engagement. Key highlights of project success include million dollar savings and million pound waste reductions in sustainable operations and process improvements.

Blair Sadler, JD, Sr. Fellow, Institute for Health Care Improvement and Former Hospital CEO
Blair Sadler is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and a member of the faculty at the UCSD School of Medicine and Rady School of Management. He served as President and CEO of the Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego from July 1980 until July 2006.

He speaks to healthcare Boards and leadership teams about their role in patient safety and quality as well as managing adverse events. With others from IHI, he teaches about the leadership and culture required to provide appropriate disclosure and transparency during crises, including working with the media.

Pricing

Member: $0  Non-member: $0