Hospital achieves ISO 14001 accreditation for environmental management system

In a new achievement that adds to the series of successes achieved by United Doctors Hospital on the scale of commitment towards quality and sustainable development, the hospital has obtained the EA-JAS Quality Accreditation for ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System, as a validation of the quality and efficiency of the environmental management system followed by the hospital in providing healthcare services to its customers.

On this occasion, His Excellency the General Manager of United Doctors Hospital, Mr. Ali bin Salem Al-Subaie congratulated His Excellency the Chairman of the Hospital’s Board of Directors and thanked all hospital staff for the great effort exerted by everyone in order to participate in meeting the requirements, adhering to the application of standards and taking responsibility towards our role as individuals and organizations in preserving the environment and improving the means of life for future generations.

He said in a speech: It is encouraging that we have been able to reach this stage of awareness towards environmental issues, I am convinced that we will contribute to making the environment around us through our daily work and everyone’s efforts more clean and safe for our customers and residents of the region. The hospital’s approach to adopting sustainable development strategies stems from our commitment to the approach set by our wise leadership within Vision 2030 to achieve sustainability goals and make our environment cleaner and more suitable for future generations.

The ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) is one of the most important international standards in measuring the commitment of organizations, bodies and companies towards the environment, and measures the quality and efficiency of the environmental management system followed by the facility.

It is noteworthy that the hospital applies a strict program in managing the internal and external environment of the facility by having special systems and programs in the disposal of medical waste as well as recycling and sorting waste, reducing pollution and hazardous gases with continuous measurement of the percentage of carbon dioxide inside and outside the facility and taking many measures that reduce greenhouse gases and prevent the use of mercury in all hospital equipment and services.

The hospital also implements environmental policies that help to rationalize energy and water use, minimize the use of materials harmful to the environment, encourage suppliers to follow procedures that help preserve the environment, use reusable or recyclable materials, and continuously raise awareness of our role towards our environment and the importance of the individual’s role in preserving the environment.
The hospital is also adopting green technologies by using solar cells to generate power for some of the hospital’s facilities and recycling food waste into fertilizer that can be used to green the areas surrounding the hospital.