Interior Health reduces its carbon footprint by collecting waste anesthetic gases
Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops has completed a three-year project that will see waste anesthetic gases (WAGs) collected in all 11 of its operating rooms, significantly reducing the hospital’s carbon footprint. Anesthetic gases used for surgeries are a known potent source of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Only five per cent of anesthetic
British Columbia Lorne Sisley Amanda Mckenzie Royal Inland Hospital Blue Zone Technologies Interior Health
Source: boundarysentinel.com