Facility resilience
June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023
Tip: Invite your facilities or operations colleagues to join you in the cohort.
Register for & watch the June 8, 12ET webinar "IRA Decarbonization Opportunities from the EPA" (OCCHE)
Sustainable and climate-resilient health care facilities toolkit (USGCRP)
Guidance for climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities (WHO)
Resilience Matters: Collective Action for Healthier Communities (Island Press Urban Resilience Project ebook)
This is an excellent, comprehensive repository of a multitude of short articles about resilience across the 3 pillars of facilities, public infrastructure, and community. Browse the table of contents on pages 7-11 to gain familiarity with what this ebook offers. For this month's focus on facility resilience, consider exploring the following article:
"Electrify equitably: Philanthropic partnership centers frontline communities in decarbonization" (pg. 109)
(Reminder: Visit the Resources page on this microsite for further support)
What is the current state of your system's built infrastructure (including facility access), and what aspects are in need of urgent attention based on your region's climate vulnerabilities?
What further assessment, planning, and implementation steps are needed to ensure more climate-resilient facilities within your health system?
What funding mechanisms need to be explored to support this type of resilience work?
June 29-Aug 1: Draft (or amend) facility resilience plan
Aug 2: Exchange draft facility resilience plan with peer
Sept 13: Provide feedback on peer’s draft facility resilience plan
Sept 14-26: Revise facility resilience plan