Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s “Operation Green” Initiative

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA)“Green Team” aims to reduceour environmental impact on human health and the natural environment.

The small group of dedicated, volunteer staff contacted a group of medical students at the University of Western Ontario to learn more aboutan initiative called“Operation Green”. Operation Green diverts waste by reclaimingopened but unused and uncontaminatedsurgical supplies and sending them to the developing world. This program has been functioning successfully at University Hospital in London for approximately two years. After learning about the philanthropic idea, CKHA’s Green Team, under the guidance of our summer student, Shawn Segeren,havedecided to roll it out.

Congratulations and kudos to the Green Team!