1. Welcome to Health Care Climate Change Final Group Meeting: Discussions
Resiliency Mentoring
Webinar #7 Cohort #1
Final Group Meeting: Discussions
September 13, 2017
Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care

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3. Welcome Cohort # 1 Members
Albright Centre
Beamsville ON
Jim McArthur
Director of Properties 2
Fraser Health Authority
Vancouver BC
Angie Woo
Climate Resilience & Adaptation, Lead 3
Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Alexandria
Louise Quenneville
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator 4
Interior Health
Kelowna
Tanja Stockman
Manager, Environmental Sustainability 5
North Bay Regional Health Centre
North Bay
Dorthy Duguay
Environmental Services and MDR Dep't. 6
Eileen Benedictus
Supervisor, Environmental Services 7
West Park Healthcare Centre
Toronto
Diane Zdybal
Director Support Services 8
Kendra Rainford
Environmental Services Supervisor

4. Session #7 Objectives Discussion: Using the checklist at each site
Case Studies
Final things to do 
End of Mentoring Session

5. 1. Discussion Using the checklist at each site Westpark North Bay
Albright
Glengarry
Interior Health
Fraser Health

6. West Park Healthcare Centre: HEALTHCARE CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY PROJECT

7. Welcome to West Park!

8. We Are West Park. We are the Road to Recovery.
Our Vision...
Exemplary care inspired by innovation and exceptional performance.
Our Team
Active Staff Physicians 20
Employees
932
Volunteers
228
Number Of Beds
Rehabilitation
130
Complex Continuing Care
140
Long Term Care
200
West Park Healthcare Website

9. Programs Offered
Programs offered include: Rehabilitation and community Living, Complex Continuing Care, Transitional Community Living, and Long Term Care.
Offering Rehabilitation Specializing In: Lung Disease, Respiratory Care, Diabetes, Stroke, Amputation, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and much more

10. Emerging Climate Change in Toronto
Heavy Rain Fall
Flooding
Extreme Weather Events
Poor Air Quality
Humidity Advisories

11. The Ice Storm of 2013
A catastrophic Ice storm coats much of Ontario in as much as 30 millimeters of ice.

12. The Impact at West Park

13. Extreme Weather – Air Quality

14. Air Quality Index and Operations

15. Low Risk (1-3) AQHI
AQHI:
Operations: Ideal quality for outdoor activities. Operations resume as usual.

16. Moderate Risk (4-6) AQHI
AQHI:
Operations: Outdoor activities are only modified if physical respiratory irritation occurs, such as; coughing, difficulty breathing, or irritation of eyes, nose or throat (to be monitored on an individual basis).

17. High Risk (7-9) AQHI
AQHI:
Operations: There is an increased risk associated with outdoor activity. All strenuous outdoor assignments and recreational activities are moved indoors (if possible) or rescheduled. -An ‘All User’ is sent informing all staff, physicians, students, and volunteers of the High Risk Air Quality Health Index.

18. Very High Risk (10+) AQHI AQHI:
Operations: There is a very increased risk associated with outdoor activity. All outdoor assignments and recreational activities are moved indoors (if possible) or rescheduled. -An ‘All User’ is sent informing all staff, physicians, students, and volunteers of the High Risk Air Quality Health Index.

19. Extreme Heat and Cold Response

20. To a West Park Healthcare Centre Near You…
Coming Soon
To a West Park Healthcare Centre Near You…
The Return of the ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE!
“In the course of providing healthcare to individuals, we are inadvertently using chemicals and materials that are hazardous to human health.”-Greening Healthcare
Waste Reduction Week!
October 16th – 21st!

21. Identifying Venerable Areas:
Future West Park
Code Grey – Climate
The support services team is currently working in conjunction with the Emergency Response committee to develop a new division of emergency action plans branching from the existing code grey system relating directly to climate threat or disaster response.
Identifying Venerable Areas:

22. Resiliency Checklist
Support Services Emergency Preparedness Facilities Stores and Logistics

23. Questions?

27. 2. Final things to do  Set up appointment with Ed and Stewart
Ontario sites:
Possible site visits/conference calls to discuss Climate Change resiliency with your facility leaders
BC facilities:
Conference calls to discuss Climate Change resiliency with your facility leaders

28. 2. Final things to do 
Complete the online Checklist to get your facility score
Fill in the Green Hospital Scorecard (GHS)
Complete the Exit Survey
Provide comments on the Mentoring process
Continued opportunities
Continued networking opportunities for the HealthCare Climate Change Champions?
Available to help answer questions on health care climate change resiliency?
Taking part in webinars/presentations?
Testimonials to promote to Cohort #2

29. 3. Congratulations to our 1st Cohort of Health Care Climate Change Champions!

30. 3. A Big Thanks to our Mentors Ed and Stewart!

31. Funding for the Climate Change Mentoring project is provided by:
An agency of the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is one of Canada’s largest granting foundations. With a budget of over $136 million, OTF awards grants to some 1,000 projects every year to build healthy and vibrant Ontario communities. For more information, please visit:

32. Questions? Contact Your Mentoring Team:
Stewart Dankner
Ed Rubinstein
Linda Varangu
Kent Waddington