RMH among 5 Ontario hospitals to receive Booth Centennial Green Award

Ross Memorial Hospital is proud to be one of five Ontario hospitals to be recognized for its commitment to be environmentally-friendly by Booth Centennial Healthcare Linen Services.

Booth Centennial provides laundry and linen services to hospitals across North America. The 2014 Booth Centennial Green Award recognizes hospitals that demonstrate a serious commitment to going green.

In June, the RMH surgical program transitioned from using disposable wrappers on instrument trays to reusable textile wrappers.

The change was initiated by employees in the hospital’s Medical Device Reprocessing Department (MDRD).  This is where surgical equipment and medical devices are disassembled, cleaned, inspected, reassembled, tested, placed in instrument containers or packaged individually, sterilized, stored and distributed for patient care. 

“Every day, our team prepares 70 instrument trays for use in the operating rooms, ambulatory care unit, and emergency department at the Ross Memorial and at the Haliburton Highlands Health Services, so this was a significant initiative. It also means a cost savings of approximately $5000 a year,” said Shirley Wilcox, MDRD Manager. “We’re thrilled this initiative is such a success, and we’re proud to be recognized by Booth Centennial.” 

On February 12th, 2015, Mario Muffo and Anand Laxman of Booth Centennial visited RMH to present the Green Award.