+ A Snapshot of Our Sustainability Efforts

Paper

Shredded paper is hauled to a mill in Natchez for reuse, saving 14,000 trees and 3.6 million gallons of water. Through baled cardboard efforts, Ochsner hospitals have also collected and sold 800,000 pounds of used cardboard to be processed into new paper products.

Supply Reprocessing

Since 2017, medical technology companies Stryker, Cardinal Health and Innovative Health have staged bins in Ochsner’s procedural and inpatient areas to collect supplies like pulse oximeters, EKG leads and compression sleeves. Reprocessing efforts have saved Ochsner $1.1 million this year and avoided 9,700 pounds of landfill waste.

+ Supply Resiliency

SafeSource Direct creates a more resilient, local supply chain and will reduce carbon emissions from international shipping. Ochsner has partnered with Trax Development to manufacture high-quality personal protective equipment through SafeSource Direct right here in Louisiana. This will create a total of more than 2,200 new high-wage jobs, and eliminate lag times, uncertainty and cost associated with dependence on other countries for personal protective equipment.

E-Waste

Over the last four years, laptop recycling has generated an average of $130,000 per year to fund new equipment.

Kenner Discovery Community Garden

Ochsner and Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy teamed up to revitalize a community garden. Children attending the school have access to a top-notch teaching kitchen and can now learn about growing food, composting, cooking garden-grown food and healthy eating. This community garden advances our community partnership, workforce development, sustainability and healthy lifestyle goals.