Patient health isn’t the only focus at Fletcher Allen Health Care.
Patient health isn’t the only focus at Fletcher Allen Health Care.
2 Pages1 FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE is both a community hospital and, in partnership with the University of Vermont, the state’s aca- demic medical center. Its mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities they serve by integrating patient care, education and research in a caring environment. Recently, the hos- pital expanded its patient roster by implementing a sustainability program in nutrition services. Now its objective is to improve the health of its patients, community and the environment. The main goal of Fletcher Allen Health Care’s sustainability program was to reduce its energy and water use by decreasing its volume of petroleum-based products and by implementing a Farm-to-Fork program. In order to reduce waste, Fletcher Allen Health Care switched from foam cups an
