Imagine if hospitals worked like a smart factory to stop wasting water and plastic. This project looks at kidney dialysis—which uses a ton of energy—and finds ways to cut waste without hurting patients. It's like creating a green blueprint for clinics to save money and the planet at the same time.
Healthcare systems lack a standardized way to measure and reduce their environmental footprint. This leads to excessive waste, high carbon emissions, and unnecessary costs in resource-heavy treatments like dialysis.
A 4-factor LCA database and an actionable dashboard to monitor environmental, social, clinical, and financial outcomes. They also developed technical solutions for heat recovery and dialysate reprocessing.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with high carbon footprints in your product line — this project developed heat recovery and dialysate reprocessing tech that lowers environmental impact. This allows you to meet EU Green Deal goals while improving product efficiency.
If you are a clinic operator dealing with rising waste disposal costs — this project developed a 4-factor measurement tool that identifies waste hotspots. You can use this to implement fluid bag switching and waste separation to cut overheads.
If you are a transport provider dealing with inefficient routing for chronic care — this project developed transport optimisation strategies. This reduces emissions and costs for moving patients to and from dialysis centres.
Based on available project data, the project identifies cost-saving interventions such as procurement modifications, waste separation, and transport optimisation to lower the financial burden of care.
Yes, the project uses kidney care as a demonstrator to create a model that can be applied across the wider healthcare system to reach EU Green Deal goals.
Based on available project data, twelve datasets have already been published as open-access on Zenodo, suggesting a commitment to transparency and reuse.
Yes, it specifically supports the European Green Deal, EU Climate Law, and SDGs 3, 6, and 12 by reducing pollution and carbon emissions.
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2027-12-31, with pilot interventions already underway in four European countries.
The consortium is highly commercially oriented with 21 partners across 13 countries. A significant 43% of the group are industry players, including 4 SMEs, which indicates a strong focus on practical application and market integration rather than just academic research.
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