{"id":4510,"date":"2025-01-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/news\/environmental-sustainability-at-vail-health\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T07:00:00","slug":"sostenibilidad-ambiental-en-vail-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/news\/environmental-sustainability-at-vail-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Sostenibilidad ambiental en Vail Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con un fuerte enfoque en la conexi\u00f3n entre la salud humana y la ambiental, el departamento de Sostenibilidad Ambiental de Vail Health se ha comprometido a ser m\u00e1s eficiente en el uso de la energ\u00eda, desviar m\u00e1s residuos del vertedero y reducir el consumo de agua en todas sus instalaciones. Sus esfuerzos est\u00e1n dando frutos.<br> <br> En 2024, Vail Health alcanz\u00f3 una tasa de desviaci\u00f3n de residuos del vertedero de 26%, gracias a amplios programas de desviaci\u00f3n, entre los que se incluyen programas integrales de reciclaje, compostaje, residuos electr\u00f3nicos, donaci\u00f3n de equipos y reciclaje de metales. <br> <br> \u201cEl compromiso de Vail Health con la sostenibilidad ambiental es fundamental para nuestra misi\u00f3n de mejorar la salud en nuestras comunidades de monta\u00f1a\u201d, dijo Tim Ivancich, supervisor de sostenibilidad en Vail Health. \u201cAl reflexionar sobre nuestros logros del \u00faltimo a\u00f1o, est\u00e1 claro que nuestros esfuerzos concentrados en la desviaci\u00f3n de residuos, el compostaje, el reciclaje y la participaci\u00f3n comunitaria est\u00e1n teniendo un impacto significativo\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compostaje<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vail Health ha iniciado programas de compostaje en sus campus de Vail y Edwards. Aunque los datos para el programa de Edwards a\u00fan no est\u00e1n disponibles, el campus de Vail report\u00f3 desviar 71,108 libras de compost de ser enviado al vertedero en 2024. <br> <br> 71,108 libras de compost equivalen a 50,842 libras netas de CO2 ahorradas, lo cual tambi\u00e9n equivale a:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4.28 autos promedio conducidos por un a\u00f1o<\/li>\n\n\n<li>49,266 millas recorridas por un veh\u00edculo de pasajeros promedio<\/li>\n\n\n<li>2,163 galones de gasolina consumidos en un a\u00f1o<\/li>\n\n\n<li>2.42 consumo energ\u00e9tico de hogares por un a\u00f1o<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cart\u00f3n de desv\u00edo<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De todos los materiales reciclables que utiliza Vail Health, el cart\u00f3n es, con diferencia, el m\u00e1s abundante. En 2021, el Hospital Vail Health desvi\u00f3 72,720 libras de cart\u00f3n. Desde que adquiri\u00f3 una compactadora de cart\u00f3n en 2024, la organizaci\u00f3n ha aumentado el desv\u00edo en 25%, desviando 91,080 libras de cart\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reciclaje<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tras la transici\u00f3n a un sistema de reciclaje de flujo \u00fanico o mixto, todos los materiales reciclables pueden depositarse en el mismo contenedor. En 2021, el Hospital Vail Health desvi\u00f3 27,667 libras de materiales reciclables mixtos del vertedero; en 2024, se desviaron aproximadamente 43,200 libras, lo que representa un aumento de 56%.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guantes<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El reciclaje de guantes tambi\u00e9n ha sido una iniciativa desde 2021. Los guantes usados no contaminados ahora se reciclan en nitrito crudo y se convierten en nuevos materiales. Desde principios de 2021, el Hospital Vail Health ha reciclado 1,213 libras de guantes. Esto puede parecer una peque\u00f1a cantidad, pero cada esfuerzo marca la diferencia en la reducci\u00f3n de la huella de residuos general. Adem\u00e1s, el Departamento de Sostenibilidad Ambiental est\u00e1 abordando la eliminaci\u00f3n y el reciclaje eficientes de chatarra, grasa de cocina y papel triturado. Cuando se reemplaza el equipo m\u00e9dico, Vail Health dona el equipo utilizable a una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro llamada Project C.U.R.E., que lo env\u00eda a instalaciones necesitadas en todo el mundo.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Participaci\u00f3n comunitaria<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim participa en iniciativas de sustentabilidad a nivel del condado y anima al resto del personal a participar en ellas. Vail Health patrocina y participa como voluntario en eventos como la limpieza de carreteras y r\u00edos, el Festival del Agua del R\u00edo Eagle 2024 junto con la Coalici\u00f3n del R\u00edo Eagle, el Festival de la Sostenibilidad en espa\u00f1ol, \u00abClimb it Climate\u00bb con el Centro Cient\u00edfico Walking Mountains y el \u00abD\u00eda del Trabajo en Bicicleta\u00bb con el condado Eagle. <br> <br> \u201cMirando hacia el futuro, estamos entusiasmados de seguir construyendo sobre nuestro impulso implementando estrategias innovadoras, como la transici\u00f3n a materiales duraderos y la adopci\u00f3n de sistemas de gesti\u00f3n de energ\u00eda\u201d, dijo Ivancich. \u201cJuntos, podemos continuar fomentando un ambiente m\u00e1s saludable, lo que a su vez apoya el bienestar de nuestros pacientes y de la comunidad en general\u201d.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a strong focus on the connection between human and environmental health, Vail Health&#8217;s Environmental Sustainability department has been committed to becoming more energy efficient, diverting more waste from landfill, and reducing water consumption throughout its facilities. 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